Ex Hornets Coach James Borrego Spotted Visiting Former Colleague

Could this be a hint at Borrego's next NBA opportunity?

James Plowright | Sep 5, 2022

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Late last week former Hornets head coach James Borrego was pictured visiting his former assistant coach colleague at the Spurs Ettore Messina. Messina is the current head coach of Olimpia Milan who have started their training camp for the upcoming season.

Perhaps most interesting is who James Borrego was with, long time mentor and San Antonio Spurs head coach Greg Popovich. Both Borrego and Popovich were invited as guests by Messina, they were seen chatting with Olimpia's GM Christos Stavropoulous.

Could this hint at a return for James Borrego to San Antonio where he spent 15 years working as a video coordinator and assistant coach under Popovich? The Spurs are embracing a rebuild for the first time since they tanked the 1997 season for Tim Duncan, Borrego's positive track record of player development could be a timely fit. Unlike the Hornets and several other teams the Spurs are yet to announce their coaching staff for the 2022-23 season, when they do keep an eye out for Borrego's name.

You can see Borrego at the 34 second mark in the video below

Published Sep 5, 2022

JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com). I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts. Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards. - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University.