What Steve Kerr leaving Warriors would mean for Steph Curry's future
Time might be getting short in Golden State.
What Steve Kerr leaving Warriors would mean for Steph Curry's future originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors haven't made anything official yet.
But after the Warriors' play-in loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, Kerr sure sounded like a guy who may be leaving. He's coached some of the best teams in NBA history while in Golden State, but now he's talking about how all jobs have an "expiration date. " If this indeed the expiration on his time with the Warriors, it will have wide-reaching implications across the NBA, starting right there with Stephen Curry.
What happens to Steph Curry if Steve Kerr leaves? The Warriors would never get rid of Curry. It seems he'll be able to play out his career in Golden State no matter how much longer he wants to go.
But without Kerr, things would be different. Kerr wasn't Curry's first NBA coach, but he was the one under whom Curry blossomed into an all-time great. Their partnership has produced championships and iconic moments.