In an interview with Raj Mathai of NBC Bay Area, Steve Kerr talks about his future with the Warriors. Bleacher Report suggests a potential deal between the Warriors and Cavaliers for center Jarrett Allen.The Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards, deliver on their pledge to force a Game 7 against the Nuggets.
Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, has a remarkable career in the Bay Area.
Among his many accomplishments over his ten years as the team’s coach are four NBA titles and six appearances in the NBA Finals. But as the dynasty began to wind down, Kerr talked about his future with the organization in an interview with NBC Bay Area, imagining a cordial “parting” at the end of his stay.
Earlier this season, Kerr signed a two-year contract extension making him the highest paid coach in NBA history. The length of his deal conveniently aligns with the contracts of several core players — namely his superstar pupil, Stephen Curry — potentially marking the franchise’s first opportunity to reset for the post-Steph era.
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is fast approaching.
Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr will be leading Team USA Men’s Basketball team in Paris this July.
But after the Olympics, how long will Kerr be leading the Golden State Warriors?
NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Kerr about his future with the Warriors and WNBA’s new Bay Area team, the Golden State Valkyries.
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“We won over 60 percent of the games he played in this year,” Dunleavy said. “So, you know how meaningful he is to winning. And he’ll continue to do so.
“As far as the other stuff, part of it I think is managing him, Steph and Klay (Thompson) as they age. These are long seasons. These guys have been through a lot. We’ve got to manage the emotional, the mental, the physical stress, and the fatigue these guys take on. And that will be a part of the process moving forward.
“But I think Draymond, I think he’s in a great place mentally, just evaluating him, observing him over the season, after the suspension. I think he’s learned from it, I think he’s better, and we’ll continue to work on that stuff and have it on top of mind.”
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There are a lot of Warriors fans on social media who want to see Kerr fired. They don’t like the offense (Kevin Durant probably agrees). They don’t like the rotations (some of that is on him, some of that is roster construction). They don’t like his management of many young players on the roster (admittedly, the Jonathan Kuminga stuff has been weird). That said, though, there are still just five coaches in league history with more titles than Kerr has. He also signed an extension through the 2025-26 season, so he’s likely here to stay.
His stint has been one of the most fascinating case studies in on-court success versus online perception because, at times, there’s validity to both sides. Regardless, Kerr has been on a historic run of coaching success thanks to his elite stars and great coaching staff. Congratulations on 10 years with the Warriors. Fans will still try to fire you tomorrow.
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The Warriors didn’t have a top-shelf paint presence this past season. Trading for Jarrett Allen would be a huge step toward correcting that deficiency.
Allen is about as active as anyone on the interior. This marked the third time in four seasons he averaged at least 10 rebounds and a block while shooting 60-plus percent from the field. Just four other players have cleared those marks in any of the past four campaigns, and only Rudy Gobert (four) and Clint Capela (two) have done so more than once, per StatHead Basketball.
Allen is an expert rim-runner, sort of a bigger, longer version of what Golden State hopes Trayce Jackson-Davis could become. Allen can lock down the paint but also move quickly enough to chase players off of the perimeter. On offense, he crushes everything around the rim and adds value away from it as a solid screen-setter.
He isn’t quite a tier-one star, but that means he shouldn’t carry a tier-one trade cost. He isn’t worth giving up Jonathan Kuminga to get, but the Dubs might need a couple of firsts and Moses Moody (plus salary-filler) to pry Allen loose.
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