The Golden State Warriors have finalized an agreement for Steve Kerr, a 15-year NBA veteran and five-time NBA Champion as a player, to become the team’s new head coach, it was announced today. Kerr becomes the 25th head coach in franchise history and the 20th since the team moved to the West Coast in 1962. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not announced.
“We’re very pleased to introduce Steve Kerr as our new head coach,” said Warriors General Manager Bob Myers. “We are confident that he will be an extremely good fit for our team and our organization as we venture into the future. The fact that he played for several of the greatest coaches in the history of the game – including Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich – will serve him well, as will the many nuances that he learned from performing on the brightest stage during his incredibly successful, championship-filled career.”
“I’m really excited about the unique opportunity to coach a very talented team and work for this committed management group,” said Kerr. “In my estimation, the Warriors, from top to bottom, have become one of the marquee organizations in the NBA in recent years. I’m looking forward to becoming part of that environment and building upon the success of the last two seasons.”
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, much like one of his mentors, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, rarely is shy about expressing political and social opinions about which he feels strongly.
Perhaps you noticed Kerr’s public support of Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke during his U.S. Senate campaign against Ted Cruz. And on the night O’Rourke lost to Cruz, Kerr again let his feelings be known.
