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Aug 2, 2023 · Presti, an assistant general manager with the San Antonio Spurs, was watching Rajaković run a youth skills camp from the bleachers in a gym in Belgrade, Serbia. By then, Rajaković was doing some ...
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Rajakovic and Presti both started out working for the Spurs, initially crossing paths in chilly Serbian gyms and enjoying European dinners.
Nov 10, 2023 · It’s funny that it all started in San Antonio because that was where Rajakovic learned his lessons at the feet of the master in Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. Rajakovic did some scouting and worked as an. assistant coach with the Spurs and the biggest thing he learned is the benefit of really creating a family atmosphere.
Nov 9, 2023 · This long, four-game road trip is prime opportunity to try to become the one big, happy family that head coach Darko Rajakovic envisions. Raptors Insider: Rajakovic borrowing Spurs’ family blueprint
Dec 20, 2023 · Rajakovic coached in Europe from 1996 to 2012 while also working with the Spurs as a side hustle, when Presti made the call to officially bring the Serbian to the States full-time. Presti asked Rajakovic to leave Madrid to take over the then-NBA-D-League Tulsa 66ers. In addition to the time coaching abroad, Rajakovic visited the University of ...
When Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic got his first taste of the NBA about 20 years ago, he had the good fortune of hanging around the San Antonio Spurs, one of the premier franchises in the league.
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Jun 14, 2023 · Rajaković’s development as a coach began at a hardly believable age. It’s not every day you see a 16-year-old decide that coaching is the route they’d like to take, but the Serbian coach ...
