"It was an easy decision and felt super confident in the human being that he is," says Spurs GM Brian Wright of taking interim tag off.

The San Antonio Spurs, on Monday, officially passed the torch from Gregg Popovich to Mitch Johnson. In an emotional press conference featuring appearances from all the usual suspects, with Dejounte Murray, Stephon Castle, and David Robinson in attendance, Popovich, flanked by Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan, stepped into his new role as "El Jefe."

Johnson, the acting coach for the final 77 games the Spurs played this season, will be the new coach of the team after Friday’s announcement by Gregg Popovich that he is stepping down and transitioning solely into being the team’s president of basketball operations.