Hammon took her best available option

Many fans of the longtime Spurs assistant coach wanted her to stay in the NBA and wait for a head coaching opportunity, but she knew the truth: It was unlikely to happen fast enough for her

Becky Hammon's new job has made her a head coach for the first time. It came with what industry estimates peg as the first seven-figure coaching salary in WNBA history. The post also reunites her with the franchise that, while based now on the Sin City strip rather than San Antonio, made her part of the Spurs' family in the first place.

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