Stability was something that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has had throughout his tenure with the franchise.

However, during the offseason, the team saw Manu Ginobili announce his retirement and Tony Parker leave the team to sign with the Charlotte Hornets. Without the familiarity, Ginobili believes that Popovich is going to be in for a "fun challenge," but also thinks that the Hall of Fame coach will do very well.

From Jabari Young of The San Antonio Express-News:

“I think it’s going to be awkward for him sometimes. During halftime, when he does his thing and he’s not going to see us around. At the same time, it’s going to be a challenge to learn more about the new guys and see what buttons to push. With us, it was already too easy and he already knew us so well. I think it’s going to be a great challenge for him, having a different kind of team. It’s a fun challenge and I think he’s going to do good.”

Ginobili did admit that Popovich didn't have a huge challenge throughout the majority of his career because he knew what he had in the likes of Tim Duncan, Ginobili and Parker. Obviously, Duncan is a Hall of Fame center and one of the greatest frontcourt players that the NBA has ever seen. However, after Duncan announced his retirement following the 2015-16 season, the reigns were handed over to LaMarcus Aldridge to be the team's primary weapon in the frontcourt after he had signed with the team in 2015.

While losing the leadership of Parker is a big deal, the Spurs began the changing of the guard at the point guard position midway through the 2017-18 season. Popovich elected to elevate Dejounte Murray to become the team's starting floor general and moved Parker to the bench. Murray ended up finishing the season with averages of 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.7 steals while shooting 44.3 percent from the field.

Popovich was also forced to deal with the Kawhi Leonard saga all season and Leonard only played in nine games due to a nagging quadriceps injury. The organization ended up trading the All-Star forward and guard Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan and former lottery pick Jakob Poeltl. Popovich will have to learn about his new acquisition in DeRozan, but the two did have an opportunity to work together over the summer when USA Basketball held a minicamp in Las Vegas.

The team also was able to re-sign swingman Rudy Gay while also adding several veterans in the form of Marco Belinelli and Dante Cunningham. Popovich will certainly be dealing with several new pieces, but there's plenty of talent to make the Spurs a force in the Western Conference.