Former WNBA champ Candice Dupree, a 38-year-old veteran of 16 WNBA seasons, was named as a player development assistant on coach Gregg Popovich’s staff, following the trail Becky Hammon blazed to the NBA.
Candice Dupree joins the Spurs as an assistant eight years after the team made history by hiring Becky Hammon., opening the door for scores of other women.Dupree, a 38-year-old veteran of 16 WNBA seasons, was named as a player development assistant on coach Gregg Popovich’s staff, following the trail Hammon blazed to the NBA.
Vice president of basketball operations Brent Barry picked up an additional title and duties as the general manager of the G League’s Austin Spurs. Dave Kaplan was promoted to manager of basketball analytics, while Willis Hall and former NBA player Greg Stiemsma were bumped to the development staff as well.On the medical and performance side of things, the Spurs added Carlos Sosa Marin as athletic performance coach and promoted Chastity Chov to assistant athletic trainer and Ryan Curtis to performance coach.And maybe it should not have.She is one of the top women’s basketball players of all time.