Steve Kerr is on the final year of his current contract with the Golden State Warriors, but that doesn’t mean that his time in the Bay Area is coming to an end soon.
In fact, if the Warriors have their way, Kerr will remain on the sideline in Golden State for a few more years.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Warriors are hoping to sign Kerr to a new multiyear deal after the season, as opposed to a one-year deal, which has been floated as a possibility.
“One whisper you do hear emanating from the Bay Area, however, is that the Warriors would prefer to extend Kerr for longer than one season if they ultimately agree to terms on a new deal,” Fischer wrote.
“It’s believed that Warriors officials would rather avoid a Last Dance scenario if they can while also crossing their fingers that Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody can bounce back as swiftly as possible in 2026-27 from their recent season-ending injuries.”
Steve Kerr’s Historic Resume with the Golden State Warriors
GettyGolden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr
Kerr has been the head coach in Golden State since 2015, and he’s enjoyed some serious success during his tenure with the team. Kerr has led the Warriors to four NBA titles and five Finals appearances. He led the Warriors to the best record in NBA history (73-9) during the 2015-16 season and was named NBA Coach of the Year following that campaign. He was also acknowledged as one of the 15 best coaches in league history.
He also recently became just the second person in league history to reach 600 wins as both a player and coach, which is an extremely impressive feat. Don Nelson is the only other person ever to achieve that milestone.
Given all of the success that he’s had, it makes sense that the Warriors would want to keep him around for the foreseeable future.
Steve Kerr Could Continue to Coach Steph Curry, Draymond Green Beyond the Current Campaign
GettyDraymond Green, Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr
Plus, by signing Kerr to a new, multi-year deal, the Warriors would match up timelines and allow Kerr to continue to coach franchise mainstays Steph Curry and Draymond Green, who recently revealed that he and Curry both feel like they have a couple of years left, at least.
“We don’t speak on it in the sense of, ‘Man, how many years I’m going to go, how long till you walk out, do we walk out together?’ We haven’t discussed it in that manner,” Green said of he and Curry. “What we do discuss is, ‘Man, how many more summers do you think you could do this?’ … And quite honestly, the last we spoke about it, we both agreed we had two or three more summers. So we’ll see.”
Before focusing on the future, though, the Warriors still have business to attend to this season. They’re locked into the 10th seed in the Western Conference, which will land them in the Play-In Tournament. Once in the tournament, they’ll have to win two games to secure a spot in the postseason.
It’s not an easy path for Golden State, but given their experience and the presence of Curry on the roster, they can’t be completely counted out.
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