Woj: Erik Spoelstra’s extension is recognition of what he means to Heat | NBA Today

Woj: Erik Spoelstra’s extension is recognition of what he means to Heat | NBA Today

To some news now out of Miami Heat coach Eric spoler has agreed to an 8-year contract extension worth more than 120 million the most committed money in North American coaching history according to our senior Insider Adrian W narowski Spa who has won two championships and reached the NBA Finals

Six times is now locked in with the only franchise he has ever coached and look at here heat royalty chimed in on social media to salute their former coach LeBron posting worth every single s Le scent and dwade followed up with eight money bags for the years the 8-year deal

Of course Adrien wki is back with us now what does this extension w mean for spoler in the heat mik listen the heat are acknowledging what I think everybody in the league knows Eric spoler is the best coach in the NBA if you had a draft he made every coach available he’d be

The number one overall pick and what’s unique about that is it wouldn’t matter if you had a team in a rebuild if he had a team in the middle you were trying to get to the playoffs or if he had a championship team because he’s shown he

Can coach all of them and I think for Eric spola this is all he’s ever known the Miami Heat organization started in the video room under Pat Riley and then moves up two championships a coach who you know a few years ago told me on my podcast that he thought about the idea

Of someday having the Dual role of Pat Riley as president and Coach whenever Pat Riley leaves and he may Outlast Eric spoler Pat Riley May Outlast everybody in Miami uh but this is the most money any coach in North American professional sports has been guaranteed over the

Course of a deal there’s coaches who make more yeah uh Greg papovich makes about $19 million a year this is a $15 million year average and there’s coaches in the NFL who make in the 20s but over eight years takes us over $120 million and I think for the Miami Heat you know

It is a recognition that they have somebody that is so unique and and in organizations that that their success has been built around on the continuity and the understanding of a front office and a coaching staff they know what kind of players to get them they know who can

Play for them and his ability to and his staff to develop young players to take guys who are undrafted who don’t make much money who’ve been on the scrap peep who’ve been cast aside and build them into a part of that winning organization that has so much Financial value for an

Organization that a $120 million plus over 15 million year it’s really a bargain he proves it time and time again including this year when you look at really the core guys only being available in eight games together and yet they are still fifth in the Eastern Conference and you believe that they

Could really make a push here it’s been an incredible journey for Eric spoler I mean if you you just look at his journey as you mentioned from the the video room there you see him to where he is on the sidelines now congratulations to a Portland pilot great Eric spola I knew

You were going to get that I had to get that one [Applause] Look is

Adrian Wojnarowski joins Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss Erik Spoelstra’s 8-year extension with the Miami Heat worth more than $120 million.

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