San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is expected to come back for his 24th season and soon expected to sign a three-year contract to keep him as the highest paid coach in the NBA, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

This contract extension has been on the works for quite a while, but Popovich, as usual, is expected to handle his coaching career in a year-to-year basis. Spurs ownership believes he’s entitled to manage his future how he sees fit.

The 70-year-old will also have strong commitments to USA Basketball, who expects him to coach Team USA to another FIBA World Cup title in China, right before the start of the NBA season — along with sealing a potential ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Some expect the end of his coaching career will come after the end of his term with the national team in 2020.

Popovich spoke to the media on Monday, and vowed to see reporters next year, jokingly saying he's weighing his future with three potential choices: Portofino, Positano (both notable culinary cities in Italy), and the Spurs.

Popovich has 1,245 victories to his name and ranks third on the all-time wins list behind legendary coaches Don Nelson and Lenny Wilkins. He's won five NBA championships with the Spurs, which included a league-record streak of 22 consecutive appearances in the NBA playoffs.

The seventh-seeded Spurs recently finished their season after a 90-86 loss to the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.