4 Reasons why DeRozan will thrive in San Antonio

#4 Coach Greg Popovich

The legendary Gregg Popovich and DeMar DeRozan

Gregg Popovich is such a great mentor to any young and developing player. It is highly likely DeRozan will be coached in a similar way to Kawhi, who we all know is a lethal two-way player at his best. How successful DeMar is, will be highly dependent on Gregg. DeRozan has already expressed his respect for Popovich after arriving to Team USA and said:

"Everything that stands out about Pop, you just have to love. So to have this opportunity to play with a legendary coach at this point in my career, I think it's one of those blessings that's in disguise because this is a cool moment to be with a guy like that." - Demar Derozan

Pop hasn't really gained a major player off of a trade before. It will be a testament to time as to how DeRozan will be moulded into a Spurs' system player. I look forward to seeing how Popovich gets the most out of the disgruntled shooting guard.

These two could form a key partnership going forward. With Popovich recently being named the new head coach of the USA men's team, they will have a lot more to do with eachother.

Popovich really knows how to pull something out of nothing and this is his shot at turning DeRozan and his team into a title contender.These two could really gel together and it has been made clear already that DeRozan is excited to be under one of the games' great leaders.

Popovich will have almost an entire pre-season to get to know DeMar on and off the court as he creates a team that can compete in the west.