SAN ANTONIO - Despite his recent participation in the Spurs annual coaching retreat, Manu Ginobili said he has "no intention" of becoming a coach.
Ginobili attended the retreat held before the start of training camp this week at the invitation of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Writing in his latest column for the Argentine newspaper La Nacion, Ginobili said it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up because it gave him the chance to "learn and see basketball from the other side."
"I accepted with pleasure," he wrote. "It was a great decision."
Ginobili announced his retirement in August after 16 seasons. In his column, he stressed that he does not regret his decision and is happily settling into retirement.
But that doesn't mean he isn't keeping up with his former team. Ginobili has been taking in training camp daily at the Spurs practice facility and noted in his column that he thinks the team will "be better offensively" than last season but could be tested defensively with the loss of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.