It remains uncertain whether Steve Kerr will return as the Warriors‘ head coach.
Kerr met with controlling owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. for two hours on Monday but nothing was decided, ESPN’s trio of Shams Charania, Ramona Shelburne and Anthony Slater report. Kerr, Lacob and Dunleavy plan to reconvene next week to continue discussions. Kerr’s contract expired at the conclusion of Golden State’s season.
Both sides described the meeting as productive, per ESPN. Kerr will take a previously planned golf trip this week, as those around him continue to describe the veteran coach as torn over whether he wants to continue in his longtime job.
Kerr hinted in a lengthy New Yorker interview that he’d like to keep coaching, while ESPN’s Brian Windhorst stated that Kerr might have to make staff and strategic changes and accept a reduced salary to receive a new contract.
The Warriors’ lottery pick could play a role in Kerr’s decision whether to return, the ESPN trio adds. There’s a mutual belief that Kerr still makes sense as the head coach leading a playoff contender built around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, but not necessarily the fresh face of a rebuilt roster.
According to ESPN, team sources remain adamant that this is purely a “basketball decision” and that the Warriors’ brass hasn’t begun a search for Kerr’s potential replacement in case the two sides can’t come to an agreement.
If I were him I would wait to see what moves they make this offseason. There’s no need to rush his decision, he’s got the job security. If the moves are good enough he should definitely run it back. If they’re starting Podz again then I wouldn’t bother. He can be a nice role player but ideally he shouldn’t be playing as many minutes as he has been. Makes too many mistakes.
@Hoopsjunkie, the draft pick has everything to do with who the coach is. Kerr won’t be given the luxury of waiting until after the draft.
If a new coach is hired, most likely it will be because ownership prefers a change in direction.
You don’t think he’s earned the right to take his time with his decision? I think he has.
You are literally saying this for the first time about any NBA coach – what “rights” does he have to “take his time”? Other NBA coaches have been fired less than 4 years after winning their last one, why does Kerr get all this time after sinking their last FOUR seasons via his idiotic obsession with smallball and Podz???
To be fair, it looks like they ARE trying to get this out of the way before the Finals, which is fine.
@Hoopsjunkie, Whatever appreciation we have for Steve Kerr doesn’t matter. It’s a business, with a board and multiple investors.
The results lately have not been good. 38-43 this past season. Outside of 2022, we haven’t won a 2nd round playoff series in 7 seasons. Ownership has spent by far the most of any NBA team over that stretch. (Even this disappointing last season, they spent 2nd most in the league.)
Actual attendance (as opposed to paid attendance) is now under 13K per game.
That’s why ownership has been telling the press that if Kerr stays he needs to change his approach if he stays.
@Hoopsjunkie: Don’t listen to Aristotle (as usual). You’re spot on. This is Kerr’s team if he wants it. There aren’t any hot commodity head coaching candidates out there. Warriors will keep him looped in on their plans and let him decide.
^ absolutely wrong
“This is Kerr’s team if he wants it.” LMAO. What an insane thing to say. HC jobs are not “forever jobs”. Other coaches get fired less than 2 years after winning a title, Kerr has had 4 and he all he does is double down on Podz and smallball and continue to fail by doing so.
No coach “owns” a job. Period. You are stupid for defending this crud. Kerr should have been fired the day after the Dray/Poole incident, which he caused single-handedly.
There’s literally dozens of coaching options out there. Kerr himself never had any coaching job before this one, yet now you move the goalposts so this “perfect” candidate has to exist??? Nope. Horrible analysis (as usual).
He’s won four titles and the star player loves playing for him. They may want to get it done sooner but he absolutely would be given the time to not rush a decision. It’s a small list of coaches that would be given that time, but he’s definitely one of them.
He rode Curry to “win” 4 titles 5+ years ago = means nothing, especially if you watched them live, like I did.
Even in the years they won titles, they won -in spite- of his terrible coaching and rotation use. They won strictly because of Curry Greatness and nothing else. They should have won more rings with Curry than 4, but Kerr is the reason they did not. His coaching style is straight up terrible and will lead every team to last place – except one with Steph.
Davey… Draymond is the reason they only won 4 titles. He helped them lose almost as many as he helped them win. Kerr (or management) allows Draymond to run amuck with no accountability.
Ive said many times that he can blow a good season in 5 minutes with his temperament and immaturity.
His allowed behavior makes you think he walked in on someone in a compromised position and now he has free reign to act however tf he wants to.
I’m sure that’s not the case (I would hope not), but that’s a helluva long leash his been gifted.
Ive seen his reaction to Draymond’s bs this season, and I don’t think Kerr, as much as he appreciates him for his service, wants to go thru 10 more games with Draymond, let alone another season(s).
My dream outcome for this offseason:
Trade Jimmy, Podz and picks for Giannis
Trade Dray and picks for Trey Murphy III
Kawhi’s deal gets voided
Lebron decides to play for the min
GSW somehow gets a top 5 pick
Remove GP2, Seth, Spencer and Melton and replace with ring chasers who are over 6’5″
Steph Kawhi Murphy III Lebron Giannis
Ridiculous. Winning the next 3 titles, easily. Let me dream!
By the way Davey, we are all allowed to disagree with each other without throwing out insults and calling each other stupid. It’s okay.
^ have you not been on here long? People say 1000000x worse to me, literally every day. Are you calling them out too? Nope. Hmmm interesting…
You can also chose to not be so sensitive. You have that choice. These words mean very little, sports chatter always has an element of trash talking. Saying “you are stupid for this take” doesn’t mean your entire life is stupid. Stop taking everything so personally. The fact that you felt the need to make a “by the way, tsk tsk” reply just confirms my thoughts that Americans have gotten so soft these days. You don’t have to act like the government and its cult of crybabies.
“Water off a ducks back” – live it, learn it, love it.
also, it was matching the tone of
“rct
43 minutes ago
@Hoopsjunkie: Don’t listen to Aristotle (as usual).”
I hate “call out” comments like these in here.
“I hate “call out” comments like these in here.”
You do this literally all the time, David. Don’t use me as an excuse here.
Aside from my cold war with Gary, I do not run to comments sections to drop other posters names. That is an absolute lie. Others do this to me constantly.
You keep on lying but everyone who posts regularly knows how hard I get crapped on by crybaby psychopaths on here who break TOS by not even talking hoops about me, its almost always just “you suck” low rent garbage just because they are so soft that they cant handle being told they do not know ball (which is ALWAYS hilarious to me).
@aristotle: “@rct , I’m guessing this is a drive-by comment and that you’re not a Warriors fan (which is fine by me).
All the principals have said publicly that the coaching situation will be resolved within weeks, not months.”
I’m not sure why you’re replying to me when you’ve muted me, but nothing you’re saying here is counter to what I wrote. Please re-read my comment because your reply is a non-sequitur. No idea why you’re implying that I don’t know what I’m talking about. As usual, a Warriors post brings out the crazies.
“No coach “owns” a job. Period. You are stupid for defending this crud.”
I shouldn’t be arguing with you but I never said anything remotely close to this. The stupidity lies in your reading comprehension.
The Warriors aren’t firing Kerr or forcing him out. This isn’t about whether or not he should be fired. It’s about what the Warriors FO is actually going to do. If they’re running it back next year, they’ll want Kerr and Kerr may want to return. If they’re rebuilding, Kerr will probably retire. There’s no one that the Warriors are lining up here. It’ll be Kerr’s job if he wants it.
“I never said anything remotely close to this.”
Yes, you did:
“This is Kerr’s team if he wants it.”
It’s not “Kerr’s team” it never was, its Lacob’s 1st and Curry’s 2nd.
“The Warriors aren’t firing Kerr or forcing him out.”
Well they cant fire him, he is not under contract, so like, every aspect of your take is wrong, and my rebuttals are 100% truthful.
Also calling me stupid or saying I have bad reading comprehension is a doubling down piece of pure cope – we can all read your terrible take above and see that you are flat out wrong and you should admit it and apologize for not knowing ball…because you don’t know ball…
@rct , I’m guessing this is a drive-by comment and that you’re not a Warriors fan (which is fine by me).
All the principals have said publicly that the coaching situation will be resolved within weeks, not months.
Hoops junkie, Steve Kerr is part of the team who makes those sort of decisions. They don’t hand him a roster and say, here you go.., make it work.
Secondly, I agree on Brandin. He’s the perfect combo guard off the bench, but not good enough to start at the one or the two on a playoff team.
littlegiant 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 even your fellow fans understand tge draft process. Catch up please
Huh? What are you babbling about? What does this say about the Warriors draft process? What did I supposedly say about the Warriors draft process? I don’t think anyone on here really knows what is going on in their conversations. I never said I did. Everyone is just guessing.
Please! You think they’ll go with someone else? Steph is going to cool with some new guy’s system? Dray?
Kerr is their guy. He said it before: “I won’t abandon Steph”
You are essentially my sole source of sanity as a warriors fan in this comment section. Thank you
JBS EXACTLY RIGHT !!
There was an article in the local papers saying the team was not happy with the political stance Kerr has taken at times. They want him to be less vocal. As for the draft pick there is a player they could draft is NBA ready and fits the warriors plans.
“Steve, be less vocal on your political stuff.”
Done.
What college draft pick is NBA ready and fits the Warriors plans?
I think there are guys that are NBA ready, but those guys DO NOT fit the Warriors plans.
Remember Jarrett Jack? He fit the Warriors plans. Veteran, playoff ready, perfect in the locker room, and experienced.
There’s no college guy with a résumé like that.
They’ll trade that 11th pick and maybe another one.
They’ll hunt for veteran free agents to ring chase at minimum salaries.
They’ll trade any valuable guys they have to get another big man or wing to come over.., if that’s even possible !!
Mike Dunleavy definitely has his hands full this off-season.
There is 3 PF in this draft and 2 of them could make an impact for the warriors. I really think there is a power struggle behind the scene Kerr wanting to trade the pick for some old vet while MDJ wants to build the future team.
arc, which 2 “POWER” forwards in this draft can have an impact on the Warriors NOW ?
Better not say that kid from Michigan who sits out on the wing all game and has the ball in his hands like LeBron and Greymond and Giannis and plays small forward.
He plays small forward and he’s not quick enough to play small forward.
He’s not a power forward because he’s not big enough to play power forward in the NBA.
I don’t know how many times I have to write this. The 25-year-old kid from Michigan is not the answer for the Warriors. He’s either too slow or too small to guard anybody and he’ll replicate Greymond’s game (though with a better jumpshot.)
He’s a hard “no” as far as I’m concerned.
So I’m curious as to who your 2 guys are ??
I love how it’s Kerr’s word against Windhorst’s word lmaooo Kerr gives a detailed interview elaborating on how he doesn’t want to leave Steph behind and how he loves coaching and windhorst right after starts yapping. Some of these espn media guys man smh
Kerr is literally going to take his smallball and go home rather than adjusting to the modern game and going big and running PNR’s, like he needs to.
Steph Curry’s age + injury status means they should abandon his off-ball “running marathons” role and return him back to the pre-Kerr, more traditional PG role. Podz can go run the off-ball marathons, as he has low BBIQ and cannot be trusted as a playmaker and slowing Curry down by making him play the traditional point will maximize GSW’s ceiling.
I despise Kerr, but he if agrees to drop the smallball crap, and in particular gets GP2, Melton, Spencer and Sethcurry off his roster, to be replaced by proper NBA players who know how to play defense AND have size (wings), then I think GSW can win again. But this is going on 4 years of “Kerr’s way” now and Lacob+MDJ need to reign him in if he is going to stay. I hope he doesn’t stay, but if he does and they flip the roster into one that can actually HELP Steph Curry instead of hindering him, then I will put up with him some more.
@daveyj, Interesting take, but do you think any established coach with a successful track record will agree to “you can stay, but only if you make radical changes to your coaching approach?”
I don’t, nor do I expect Lacob and Dunleavy think so. It’s disrespectful, a non-starter, and leaking it to the media is not something you do when you want Kerr to sign.
Kerr might bend the knee, I can see it. The argument of “you had it your way for 4 years of trying to get Steph another ring, so now its our turn to flood the roster with 6’9″ wings and bigs who are actually 7 footers, and you are going to have to just deal with the roster, or leave if you want.”
Now keep in mind, Kerr actually has proven his style at least works with a totally stacked roster of superstars, so if Lebron, Kawhi, Giannis etc are on the way, he flips back around to “lets keep Steph happy by keeping Steve” starts making sense. The fact that Steph Kawhi Lebron Dray Giannis is even remotely plausible is hilarious, like, anyone could coach that. Sure, let Kerr keep going if he wants to. Kerr’s on-court and media attitude never stops infuriating me. He looks so disintersted, he has no fire, he admits to not calling practices anymore when he has new players who need reps, it’s been a rough look for a long time. If he leaves, I will be celebrating.
GSW’s offseason might be the most interesting one in the league. They will be in on -everybody-. Their roster isn’t very set in stone aside from Steph. They could let Kerr walk and flip the entire roster to fit whoever is coming in’s plans.
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Draymond and Step both want Kerr, so the fire Kerr squad should consider that before saying whoever wants Kerr is stupid, two Hall of famers on the team back him. Also to the Kerr running small ball too much. What center have they had since zaza? Looney, saric, jackson-davis, post. They actually tried to get porzingas and horford for that very reason and both were unavailable most of the season and horford can’t give more than 20 mins anymore cause he’s very old. The issue really is the the front office has been terrible since the last championship. Jordan Poole lost his mind and they traded him and picks for cp3 and he was ok but definitely a lot of assets for a bench pg. They had Divencenzo, Ty Jerome and Ryan Rollins and let all 3 go. Moody has been the best draft pick since 2012. Jimmy Butler trade was bad. Porzingas has a syndrome that affects his availability for half a season or more and is now being managed by a medical team that tried to kill KD and Klay. Kerr may be a problem. The front office in my eyes is the bigger problem.
Kinda agree. Jimmy Butler trade wasn’t bad until his knee failed. But that was more probable than not. Hindsight! It’s always perfect.
It would be fine if they didn’t have so many other players missing significant parts of the season. Horford is a part timer, melton misses a ton of time, moody was bad luck, steph is gonna need down time for maintenance and tingus pingus can’t play a lot. They can make a couple good moves and be a playoffs next season.
> They can make a couple good moves and be a
> playoffs next season.
Name one that doesn’t involve trading away future first-round picks.
The problem is that GSW’s hands are tied financially. There is no money available for difference makers.
– They’re deep into the luxury tax (2nd highest tax penalty this year).
– Injured Butler and Moody are > $70M
– Steph (pray for good health) costs $63M
– Draymond, who isn’t a full-time starter, costs $30M
That’s ~$165M, with 13 more players to pay..
I think the victory over the Clippers in the play-in game showed a lot. It indicates that the Warriors are not done and by that I mean, Curry and Graymond can still win a playoff game for you.
So this probably says Kerr will return and they probably will trade at least this year’s first round pick, perhaps more, to build a veteran roster for one more push.
I don’t think they’ll trade 4 first round picks plus a couple of guys for a Giannis or Kawhi Leonard type. That’s too risky.
They’ll bring back Kerr, build the roster as best they can, and not lean on the 11th pick in the draft to lead them next season.
Dunleavy will work the phones and his Rolodex list to get the David West, Maurice Spreights, Javelle McGee types of the previous regime to come over and ring chase.
Jimmy Butler probably stays on board and becomes the pseudo trade deadline “acquisition” and we’ll see how it goes.
Gary, I wanna know what they’re putting in the water in San Diego. Ring chasing?!
I’m drinking Florida water right now. But seriously, didn’t you see them beat the Clippers two weeks ago? I thought the Clippers were a threat and were built to win now? Warriors beat them in LA. So yeah, “ring Chase.” All we need is 6 new guys lol
The purpose of the meetings with Kerr and ownership/management is to convince Steve into taking a one year contract.
But of course, Kerr will want bigger than normal dollars for such an arrangement and thus we have the meetings and negotiations to find that financial sweet spot satisfactory for both sides.
Don’t know why I didn’t think about it that way. Makes a lot of sense!
> The purpose of the meetings with Kerr and
> ownership/management is to convince Steve into
> taking a one year contract.
Gary, your instincts should never be questioned, but I’ll do it just this once.
I’ve read too many times, from too many reliable sources, that they want a longer commitment than one year. You can’t run a successful organization one year at a time.
Ari, I don’t know how long the Warriors can kick the can down the road with Curry, Greymond, and Kerr ?
Everyone knows Kerr’s not the coach for a rebuild or young team and that scenario will probably happen for the Warriors after next season.
I firmly believe this next coming season is the last go round with the gimpy old vets.
It’s almost like a Phil Jackson thing. “One more year. One more run.” Then we all go home and do something different.
“You can’t run a successful organization one year at a time?”
Agreed. Kerr has been the head coach for over a decade. This wouldn’t be “one year at a time” it would be year number 12 or 13 or whatever it is.
It’s been the consistency they’ve always had and just adding one more year.
Gary, I’m as fanatic and irrational a Dubs fan as you’ll find, but it’s killing me to watch so many of us “living in the rearview mirror”.
You say:
> This wouldn’t be “one year at a time” it would be year
> number 12 or 13 or whatever it is.
And it’s a good point — they benefit from continuity when it comes to optimizing Steph and Draymond.
But the problem is that hiring Kerr means they are investing only in ONLY that, and it’s a bad investment. Steph can’t do it on his own anymore. This past year was awful. Let’s not fool ourselves that running it back will be better.
There’s no money available and no difference makers (i.e. Giannis) want to be a part of that project. And fans have started to stay away in droves.
The Kerr project is like that German luxury car you bought in 2006 that you’re investing $7K per year to keep on the road as oppose to buying you could buy a new, better car for much less. It’s only got 1 or 2 years before it collapses. But 2 years from now, you’ll have spent all the money you need for a new car.
Rather than torture ourselves watching Kerr lead us to a 12th place while making no organizational progress as we go, let’s do a “reset” and start thinking about the future, not a “fading dynasty”.
Yes, Ari that’s the dilemma. Burn it down now or give it one more year.
If they put Kerr on the bench again we’ll be running it back, because they better not have him as head coach for a rebuild.
So the next few weeks should tell us the direction they’ve chosen.
I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing Curry come off the bench for instant offense as they retool the team based on youth and potential. 25 minutes and 55 games coming off the bench could extend his career?
But Ari, do you have the patience to wait through a four or five year rebuild?
I think almost everyone is but AFTER this coming season not now.
I think because of the victory in the Clippers play-in game, the fact they even were in that position with all the injuries to the key guys, that they haven’t hit bottom yet.
I say run it back one more time.
Next summer, we tear it down.
Gary, what are we “running back”? A train wreck?
Last year was our worst in 7 years. We had the oldest lineup in league history. Steph and Dray will be even older plus Moody and Jimmy will miss most, if not all, the season. And front-office says they’re not trading future draft picks.
Meanwhile, as we get older, the rest of the West is getting younger. Pelicans and Mavs (with Kyrie back) will be picked ahead of us, and, likely, Utah as well.
Memphis will be the only team projected higher than us.
The only way to make the season meaningful is to start the rebuild. Fans will respect honesty and can get interested in the future. We’re sick of this make-believe BS.
Great points. I can’t wait to see what they decide as indicated by resolving the Steve Kerr dilemma in the next few days.
But we have to remember the things that we can’t change…
Steph Curry $60 million on the roster next year. Same with Jimmy Butler. Same with Moses Moody at $13 million.
So you dump the rest (for the most part) and put Mike Dunleavy to work.
Two tradable first round picks plus promising young guy or 2+ some salary to sign guys and then beg for ring chasers who watched the Warriors get past the Clippers on one leg two Wednesdays ago.
Perfect scenario to give it one more go.
Here’s what might help you see the light…
You cannot trade Jimmy Butler and his $60 million even if he was at full strength and playing.
How are the Warriors going to trade him when he’s out for 2/3 of the next season and you don’t know what you have when he comes back because he’s 36 years old?
So rebuilding now makes zero sense.
Zero.
You’d be rebuilding with
1) the number 11 pick plus
2) the young guys you’re able to pick off the scrap heap like we did this year. Leons and Nate Williams, or second round picks like post and will Richard.
3) there is no #3 !! It’s the number 11 pick and guys you can find at bargain barn !!.
It will be a lame duck season of Curry wasted !!
Rebuilding in the summer of ‘27 is what makes all the sense in the world. Curry, Butler, and 10 other guys off the books.
@Gary, I expected you to make exactly these arguments, and I am working on an extended response. Suffice it to say, I think you’re overlooking some important things…
This is the heart of it all.
If Kerr retires they lose 10 more games next season and don’t even make the play-in. Kerr knows this and wants to know if they can get GA, otherwise he’ll quit. If he’s halfway there he is all the way there.
Good luck lotto Warriors.
GA is not coming to the Warriors. Too expensive both in salary and the cost to acquire him. Not gonna happen in my opinion.
LeBron James is another story.
He comes over on a one year deal and provides that playoff tested, still extremely valuable veteran that the Warriors desperately need.
Getting him would go a long way and the momentum could help get a couple of other guys as well ?
I’m not pushing for LeBron James, but it’s more likely that he comes to the Warriors than GA.
last thing the warriors need is another old injured player that the media keeps pushing on the warriors. Warriors need to get athletic. Would LeBron take a pay cut to be on the warriors is the question. I do not think so. they can’t trade for him since they have nothing to match in pay.
If they lose 10 more games next yr, that’s the best thing for Wsrriors!!! Dont you get it???!
I’m sick of play in!!! Sick of being a pretender!
Am I the only one who can see that if this decision is as hard as he’s letting on, he’s already made the decision to move on? And how much confidence would you have in a coach that almost didn’t come back because he had (and will still have) one foot out the door?
Lacob and Kerr both drama queens, lol
They are both leaking all kinds of internal info from the past and now