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When Gregg Popovich retired, the longest-tenured coach in the league became Eric Spoelstra, who has been at the helm for the Miami Heat since 2008. Pop started his run in 1996, so Spo has a way to go to catch up. Just looking down the list, it’s kind of amazing that the coach that is fifth is coaching tenure is Mark Daignault, who seems like he started yesterday, but actually started in 2020, which is not that long ago. Coach Spoelstra is nowhere near the end of his storied career, and he’s one of the best motivators and strategists in the

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