Increasingly, it appears that Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is preparing to walk away from the only head coaching job he has had in the NBA, after 12 seasons and four championships in the Bay Area. It’s been a remarkably successful partnership, and despite some hope that Kerr would wait until star guard Stephen Curry was ready to retire before leaving himself, Kerr has appeared to be fatigued by the grind of the job.
The fact that the Warriors had such a difficult time staying healthy in 2025-26 has not helped either. Kerr presided over what looked to be a promising season through January 19, when the Warriors had won four straight and six of seven to move to 25-19. But star Jimmy Butler tore his ACL on that day, and a little more than a week later, Curry went out with patellar tendinitis.
On top of that, the Warriors acquired Kristaps Porzingis at the trade deadline, and he, too, struggled to stay healthy. Starting wing Moses Moody then went down in March with a season-ending knee injury, and the Warriors finished 37-45 and were eliminated in the play-in tournament.
Steve Kerr Meeting With Agents: Report
Now, according to a new report from Front Office Sports, Kerr has been engaging with media agents in the wake of the end of the Warriors season. Kerr had been a popular analyst for TNT before he moved into coaching Golden State.
Writes Ryan Glasspiegel of FOS: “While Kerr, 60, has not yet decided on a future path, sources told Front Office Sports he has been meeting with media agents. One source said these meetings have happened over the past several years and were focused on larger projects. A spokesperson for his coaching agency, Priority Sports, declined to comment.
“Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that all three NBA rights partners—ESPN, NBC, and Amazon—would have conversations with the nine-time NBA champion if he decides to re-enter the media space.”
Warriors Could Be Ready for Coaching Change
Last week, as the Warriors were on their way to bowing out of the NBA play-in tournament in Phoenix, Kerr told Curry and fellow star Draymond Green, via an in-game microphone: “I don’t know what’s gonna happen next, but I love you guys to death.”
After the game, Kerr did leave open the possibility of a return, but noted he will meet with owner Joe Lacob and GM Mike Dunleavy soon.
Said Kerr: “The plan is to take a little time. Take a week or two and, I don’t know, eventually sit down and talk to Joe and Mike, we have always had a great partnership, collaboration. Just see where they are, and I’ll tell them where I am. And we’ll talk about what’s next for the Warriors, what the plan is this offseason. We will come to a collaborative decision. I don’t know what is going to happen.
“I still love coaching, but I get it, these jobs all have an expiration date. There’s a run that happens and when the run ends, sometimes it is time for new ideas and new blood and all that. If that’s what happens, I will be nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have to coach this franchise.”
Warriors Steve Kerr Making Notable Career Move Amid Rumors