Who is the highest paid NBA coach?

#1 Gregg Popovich – San Antonio Spurs: $11.5 million With five NBA titles, three Coach of the Year awards 22 consecutive playoff berths for the Spurs between 1998 and 2019, we think this one is well deserved.

Is Ime Udoka mixed?

Udoka’s father was of Nigerian descent, which qualified the younger Udoka for Nigerian citizenship. His older sister, Mfon, played in the WNBA. His mother, who died in late 2011, was an American from Illinois. In November 2011, Udoka’s then-girlfriend, Nia Long, gave birth to their first child.

Is Nia Long still with IME?

Ime Udoka and Nia Long have been together since 2010 when coincidentally, they met in Boston. They had a son together the following year. Long and Udoka became engaged in June 2015. The pair later returned to Boston once again in June 2021 — but this time, with Udoka as head coach of the Boston Celtics.

When did Ime Udoka take over?

Udoka spent seven seasons as an assistant in San Antonio. One of those seasons resulted in a championship. Udoka also had one-season stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Nets before the Celtics hired him in June 2021 to his first head coaching job.