Sources: Spoelstra to be next Team USA coach

USA Basketball is expected to prosecute the Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra arsenic the adjacent caput manager of the men's nationalist team, sources told ESPN.

Spoelstra succeeds Steve Kerr for the 2027 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics aft serving arsenic a pb adjunct connected Team USA's 2024 golden medal squad.

This volition beryllium 4th consecutive Olympics that Team USA has a antithetic coach: Mike Krzyzewski was the manager successful 2016, followed by Gregg Popovich and Kerr.

Team USA managing manager Grant Hill decided upon Spoelstra. Hill has acceptable an interior infrastructure for Team USA's coaching cycles: Kerr was a apical adjunct for Popovich earlier becoming caput coach, and present Kerr volition transportation the occupation to Spoelstra.

Spoelstra is simply a two-time NBA champion arsenic a caput manager with the Heat, starring the franchise to six NBA Finals appearances. The longest tenured progressive caput manager successful the NBA, Spoelstra has the fifth-most playoff wins successful NBA past and the astir victories successful Heat history.

Team USA won the men's hoops golden medal astatine the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating France 98-87 successful the final. It was Team USA's 5th consecutive Olympic golden medal and 17th overall.

Team USA could diagnostic sizeable turnover from the squad that won golden successful Paris. Kevin Durant, the lone four-time golden medalist successful men's Olympic hoops history, hasn't ruled retired playing 1 much clip successful 2028. Stephen Curry indicated that the Paris Games would beryllium his 1 and lone Olympic run, and LeBron James volition beryllium 43 erstwhile the Los Angeles Games are held.

Miami's Bam Adebayo, Boston's Jayson Tatum, Dallas' Anthony Davis and Phoenix's Devin Booker, each erstwhile golden medalists, would each apt person beardown chances to play successful 2028 if they'd similar to deterioration the nationalist squad jersey again. There besides volition apt beryllium immoderate first-time selections for the Olympic team, with Orlando's Paolo Banchero, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren and Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg definite to beryllium among those nether consideration.

Previously, USA Basketball finalized an statement to marque Duke manager Kara Lawson the manager of the women's nationalist squad for the Olympic rhythm done the Los Angeles Games.

Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.