Assistant coach Darius Songalia leaves Spurs; Cites lack of coach [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — After six years with the San Antonio Spurs, assistant coach Darius Songalia has left the team by mutual agreement.

Songalia spoke with the Lithuanian site 15 Min, citing a lack of coaching career advancement with the Spurs and wanting to find other career opportunities. 

“We met at the end of the month, and it was time to change the situation because I had no more opportunities to move up,” he said. “I didn’t want to continue be stagnant on the second assistant’s bench. The assistants who occupied the first bench of the Spurs signed four-year contracts, so I had no chance to rise in the position.”

Songalia says he spoke with head coach Gregg Popovich about his frustrations with upward movement and that Popovich told him there would not be any room for him to move up …