MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra soon again will be coaching with championship expectations.

According to numerous sources familiar with the process, Spoelstra will be named the next coach of the USA Basketball senior national team, taking over from Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.

A party familiar with the process said a vote by USA Basketball is expected to formalize the announcement likely within the next week.

A presence with the national team during the coaching tenures of Gregg Popovich and Kerr, Spoelstra next will be charged with turning his championship pedigree with the Miami Heat into Team USA Olympic gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The USA Basketball role also would have Spoelstra coaching Team USA at the 2027 World Cup in Qatar.

In July 2021, Spoelstra took on his first

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