Overview
- Multiple reports say Golden State intends to retain Steve Kerr and pursue a short-term extension after his 2025-26 contract expires.
- Sources indicate Kerr can remain as head coach as long as he wants, with an internal concept of him and Stephen Curry retiring together.
- The latest reporting counters an earlier Ringer story that assistants were preparing for Kerr’s departure next season.
- Kerr is in the final season of a two-year, $35 million deal signed in 2024, then the highest average salary for an NBA head coach.
- Context for the decision includes an uneven 29–25 campaign, Jimmy Butler’s season-ending injury, Stephen Curry’s knee issue, and the trade sending Jonathan Kuminga to Atlanta for Kristaps Porzingis.