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Steve Kerr Unsure If He'll Return As Warriors Head Coach Next Season
April 18, 2026
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Steve Kerr acknowledged the possibility of not returning as head coach of the Golden State Warriors on Friday following their loss at the Phoenix Suns in the play-in. Kerr is without a contract for the 2026-27 season, which was a purposeful decision as he evaluates his future. I don't know what's going to happen, Kerr said. I still love coaching, but I get it.
These jobs all have an expiration date. There is a run that happens, and when the run ends, sometimes it's time for new blood and new ideas. Kerr will take a few weeks to contemplate whether he wants to keep coaching before meeting with Mike Dunleavy and Joe Lacob. If [my time is done], then I will be nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have to coach this franchise in front of our fans and to coach Steph Curry, [Draymond Green], the whole group, Kerr said. It may still go on. It may not. I don't know at this point. But we all need to step away a little bit and then reconvene. Kerr has won four NBA championships in his 12 seasons as head coach of the Warriors. Erik Spoelstra is the only coach with a longer tenure with his current team. Since winning the 2022 NBA championship, the Warriors have advanced to the second round of the playoffs twice and also missed the playoffs altogether in 2024 and 2026.
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