Steve Kerr has officially returned to the Warriors on a new two-year deal, but the longtime head coach won’t have his top assistants back next season, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN, who reports that Terry Stotts and Jerry Stackhouse won’t return to the organization.
Stotts was the top assistant under Kerr and was Golden State’s offensive coordinator, Slater writes, while Stackhouse was the No. 2 assistant and in charge of the defense.
To be clear, neither Stotts nor Stackhouse were dismissed — Slater hears both coaches were on expiring contracts. Stotts, the longtime former Blazers head coach, informed Kerr of his decision late in the regular season and said he’s open to NBA head coaching opportunities.
“I enjoyed my time with Steve, the staff and players,” Stotts told ESPN. “My two years there were fulfilling. Nothing but well wishes.”
As for Stackhouse, league sources tell ESPN the former NBA shooting guard is “actively” pursuing head coaching jobs. The 51-year-old spent five years as Vanderbilt’s top coach before joining the Warriors in 2024, Slater notes.
According to Slater, former Pelicans head coach Willie Green, who got his start as an assistant under Kerr, is a candidate to fill one of the vacancies left by Stotts and Stackhouse.
Veteran assistant Kris Weems, who was promoted to a front-of-the-bench role when Chris Demarco accepted the head coaching job with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, is expected to remain with the Warriors, Slater reports.
Stotts is a good guy and has a great basketball mind but I think his head coaching days are over. His best years were in Portland. Times have changed, and I don’t think he’s a good fit to coach this younger generation of players. He’d be fine as another top assistant or even better in a front office role. Just my thoughts..
Both are total garbage and GSW’s 37 win season is proof. They weren’t fired, but they should have been.
I WANT IGUODALA!!!
Also: HoopsRumors has not covered it, but Curry announced he is playing a MINIMUM THREE (3) more seasons!
link to msn.com
He is NOT retiring ANYTIME SOON! You were all massively wrong, and I was massively correct all along, he isn’t going to retire if he is still good, your upvoting people disagreeing with me means nothing lol!!! You are ALL WRONG!!
When his VORP drops to under 1.0 over a full season, then he will be cooked. But that isn’t anytime soon!
I like Willie Green, I feel like he lost control and was a dealt a bad hand on NOLA, but I remember in 2023 I guess when the Pelicans were the 1 seed for the first 25 games.
I think he can be a great head coach, just a really really tough job, specially considering it was his first one.
So, there coach in charge of defense is leaving. There is guy with BA roots and was looking for coaching jobs. The elder Gary Payton might just be a fit.
If they don’t compete next year Kerr gets all the blame now.