Calipari wants to coach Team USA but Popovich is No. 1 choice to replace Krzyzewski

According to CBS Sports, Gregg Popovich is the no.1 choice of USA Basketball to replace Mike Krzyzewski when he will steps down as head coach of Team USA after the Olympic Games in Rio. University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari would love to being hired as head coach of USA National Team.

Per CBS Sports, he Spurs' five-time champion coach is "clearly, unquestionably the No. 1 choice," according to a person involved in the coaching business. "There really is no second place." Not only is he the most accomplished and respected current NBA coach, but Pop also checks several other boxes that Krzyzewski and Colangelo will no doubt consider in identifying possible successors.

The University of Kentucky coach is not only actively involved with Colangelo's beloved Basketball Hall of Fame, but also has gone out of his way to raise money for it. Of course, Calipari has complained on occasion about Krzyzewski having an unfair recruiting advantage as the USAB head coach, but one person familiar with Calipari's motives said he views the opportunity as "the recruiting tool of all recruiting tools." Another source, who is plugged into the USA Basketball program, said "Calipari wants it bad."