Mavericks assistant Sweeney joins Spurs' staff

Dallas Mavericks adjunct Sean Sweeney has agreed connected a woody to go the subordinate caput manager of the San Antonio Spurs nether Mitch Johnson, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Sweeney has interviewed for coaching jobs successful caller years -- including the caller Phoenix Suns' caput coaching occupation -- and present departs Dallas for an elevated relation successful San Antonio.

Sweeney was brought implicit to Dallas on with Jason Kidd successful 2021 aft antecedently moving with Kidd successful Milwaukee and Brooklyn. Sweeney's NBA vocation began with the Nets, wherever helium started arsenic video coordinator earlier being named adjunct manager up of the 2013-14 season.

Johnson is officially taking the reigns from Hall of Fame manager Gregg Popovich adjacent play aft serving arsenic an interim caput manager this twelvemonth portion Popovich recovered from a stroke.