Overview
- Golden State announced Tuesday that Kerr signed a two-year contract, and multiple outlets report it’s roughly $35 million total, keeping him the NBA’s highest-paid coach.
- ESPN content chief Burke Magnus publicly refuted a claim the network offered Kerr $7 million per year, after Bay Area reporting described ESPN as especially aggressive in courting him.
- Kerr said he was grateful to keep coaching the team, and GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. praised his leadership and long-term impact in a team statement.
- Team insider reporting ties Kerr’s decision to Stephen Curry’s influence, and Draymond Green said he first feared Kerr would leave before sensing his coach was rejuvenated in recent talks.
- With the bench settled, the front office now turns to summer decisions on scheme and staff plus roster moves around Curry, including managing major injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody and using the No. 11 draft pick.