Coming into his fourth year as the man at the helm of the Golden State Warriors, head coach Steve Kerr hasn't been concerned about a contract extension of the five-year deal he signed back in 2014, according to NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole.
The 52-year-old is rather focused on his long-term health after notably getting back from an 11-game absence during the playoffs and doing so by netting his second championship in three seasons.
Kerr has had his complications after undergoing back surgery in 2015, often the victim of headaches and stinging pain along his spine — symptoms that are intolerable in the middle of a jam-packed arena with everything on the line.
Warriors president Bob Myers gave Kerr the ultimate vote of confidence, saying he “can be our coach for as long as he wants” and lauding his courage to come back at such a big stage during this year's NBA Finals.
There isn't any sense of anything else but support coming from the organization, ultimately making an impending extension a matter or sitting down with the Golden State brass and addressing terms, rather than assessing the right fit with the team.
Kerr and his coaching staff; which has varied every year with assistants getting new opportunities, has instilled a new culture — keeping the brand of defense that former coach Mark Jackson had planted in this team, but promoting a ball-sharing, often-screening, player-moving offense that has grown to revolutionize the game in his last three seasons with the team.
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