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In 1994, Popovich returned to San Antonio as the general manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations after current owner Peter Holt purchased the team. Popovich's first move was to sign Avery Johnson to become the team's starting point guard. The two won an NBA title together in 1999. Another one of Popovich's early moves in San Antonio was to trade Dennis Rodman to the Chicago Bulls for Will Perdue[citation needed]. Rodman was not fond of Popovich, as he said in his first book Bad As I Wanna Be[citation needed]. After the Spurs got out to a 3-15 start with David Robinson sidelined with a preseason back injury, Popovich fired coach Bob Hill and named himself head coach.