Here’s the NBA coaching jobs offered to Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Mike Krzyzewski’s road to retirement has one last stop at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
The Duke legend will coach his final game at the school’s home arena when the rival North Carolina Tar Heels come to town. While he has been coaching at the school for 41 years, his final game in Durham, N.C., could have come a long time ago.
Throughout Coach K’s four decades at Duke, numerous NBA teams have offered him a job. Krzyzewski never bit, though, putting together a renowned career with the most wins of any men’s college basketball coach in history.
Krzyzewski got to coach NBA talent throughout his career, even without working for an actual NBA team. Along with 68 draft picks at Duke, he also got to coach Hall of Famers on Team USA for 11 years, winning three Olympic gold medals along the way.
“I got my NBA fix, so to speak,” he told Philadelphia sports radio…