Johnson, the acting coach for the final 77 games the Spurs played this season, will be the new coach of the team after Friday’s announcement by Gregg Popovich that he is stepping down and transitioning solely into being the team’s president of basketball operations.

Mitch Johnson will begin a new career chapter as the Spurs’ next head coach after Gregg Popovich stepped down and transitioned to the role of president of basketball operations on Friday,

Johnson took over head coaching duties from Popovich, who suffered a stroke and had been away from the team indefinitely.