Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson talks with San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) against the New York Knicks in the second half during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center
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The Seattle Seahawks are currently gearing up to get their NFL preseason slate underway as they look to defend their Super Bowl title. The Seahawks recently hosted members of the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff, led by head coach Mitch Johnson, at training camp, as the Spurs hope to bounce back from their NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks.
The Seahawks are being featured on HBO's Hard Knocks this year, and recently, a clip from the show shone a light on how Johnson appreciates the work ethic of Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama.
“Of all the goals, [Victor] wants to be the best player ever. … He'd tell you that without a blink. … He's never done anything that puts himself above the team. Ever,” he said, per HBO Max on X, formerly Twitter.
Wembanyama is certainly on a GOAT-like trajectory in the NBA stratosphere, but he also has plenty of things to learn from the Spurs' Finals loss to the Knicks, where San Antonio frequently came unglued toward the end of games despite taking big leads in every contest of the series.
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Meanwhile, the Seahawks looked the opposite during their foray onto the game's biggest stage, thoroughly dismantling the New England Patriots across 60 minutes, thanks in large part to a dominant performance from their elite defensive unit.
While repeating in the NFL is no easy task, and some of the teams around them have gotten considerably better this offseason, the Seahawks are poised to bring back most of the same core from a year ago, and have an elite head coach in Mike Macdonald who certainly won't let the team rest on its laurels.
The Seahawks will kick off their new season on September 9.