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Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra Contract, Salary, Net Worth, Coaching Record, and Wife
Mat Issa is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Yes, he spells his name with one "t." He's obsessed with NBA history, so much so that he's dedicated nearly two years of research to his two mini-series', "Blazing the Trail" and "The Quest for the Best." Right now, Mat goes to law school and writes about the NBA for The Analyst, Forbes, and of course, Basketball Insiders. His work has also been featured in ESPN, SB Nation, FanSided, Basketball News, ONE37pm, and Raptors Republic. Also, he's a lifelong Spartans fan. Go Green!
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If someone asked you to list off the people that come to mind when you hear the term ‘Heat Culture,’ you likely wouldn’t get too far down the list without naming Erik Spoelstra. For the last 16 years, Erik Spoelstra has led the Miami Heat into battle as their head coach. And during that time, Spoelstra has helped the Heat earn seven conference finals appearances, six NBA Finals appearances, and two NBA titles.
How much have Spoelstra’s efforts netted him financially? In this post, we discuss Spoelstra’s salary, his net worth, coaching record, and more.
Erik Spoelstra Contract And Salary
Spoelstra is one of the best coaches in the association, and he gets paid like it, too. In January, Spoelstra agreed to a record-breaking eight-year, 120-million dollar extension. The $120 million total is the largest deal for a coach in North American sports history.
At 15 million dollars a year, Spoelstra has the third-highest average annual value of any head coach, trailing behind only Steve Kerr (17.5 million per year) and Gregg Popovich (16 million).
Erik Spoelstra Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Spoelstra’s net worth is roughly 14 million dollars. We mentioned earlier that Spoelstra has been the head coach of the Heat for over half a decade (since 2008-09). But he’s been an employee of the organization even longer than that. In fact, Spoelstra has been with the Heat since 1995, when he was hired by the team as a video coordinator.
Erik Spoelstra Head Coaching Record
Spoelstra has 1,277 regular season games under his belt as a head coach. In those games, his teams have gone 750-527 (win percentage of 58.7%). Spoelstra is 19th all-time in regular season wins and 37th all-time in percentage. Spoelstra is 11 wins away from passing Nate McMillan for 18th all-time in NBA history.
Spoelstra’s postseason accomplishments are even more impressive. He has a 110-79 (59.2%) record in 189 career playoff games, which puts him at fifth all-time in postseason wins and 21st all-time in win percentage.
Erik Spoelstra Wife
Spoelstra was married to former Heat dancer Nikki Sapp. The couple had been married from 2016 until their divorce in 2023. They have three children together (two boys and one girl): Santiago, Dante, and Ruby.
