Team USA, if Steve Kerr leaves the bench “ready Lue or Spoelstra”

After the Olympic gold in Paris, which redeemed the bad impression made at the 2023 FIBA ​​World Championships, coach Steve Kerr should not continue his work on Team USA bench.

Il next big commitment international FIBA will only arrive in 2027with the World Cup, USAB will therefore have plenty of time to choose the possible new CT of the men’s national team but it is possible that the new coach will be chosen starting from the current staff. And according to what Marc Stein reported via Substack, there are two main candidates, namely Tyronn Lue e Erik Spoelstra.

Steve Kerr it’s in the US National Team Staff since 2019 when the then CT Gregg Popovich called him as an assistant to the FIBA ​​World Cup. The tournament ended very badly for Team USA who finished in fifth place, but Tokyo At the Olympics two years later, coach Popovich and the team would redeem themselves with a gold medal. After the Games, Popovich stepped down and Kerr was promoted to take his place.

Now the same thing could happen with Spoelstra o Luehead coaches of the Miami Heat and LA Clippers in the NBA and considered next in line to coach the men’s senior national team.