Steve Kerr reportedly agrees to 2-year deal with Warriors after exit rumors, remains highest-paid coach in NBA
Steve Kerr had reportedly been conflicted about his future with the Warriors for weeks.
Steve Kerr has led the Warriors to four titles over his 12 seasons with the franchise. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images) Nic Antaya via Getty Images Steve Kerr isn’t leaving Golden State just yet. The longtime Warriors head coach agreed to a two-year contract to return to the team on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania .
The 2026-27 season will mark his 13th season with the Warriors, and comes after speculation that Kerr may split with the team after they missed the playoffs this spring. The deal will reportedly keep Kerr as the highest-paid coach in the NBA, having previously led the pack with approximately $17. 5 million per year on his last deal .
Kerr took over as the Warriors’ head coach in 2014, marking his first head coaching job in the league. Immediately, he helped the franchise embark on a dynasty-level run throughout the NBA. The Warriors won four NBA titles under his watch and reached the NBA Finals six times in eight years — including in each of his first five seasons at the helm.
The Warriors went 73-9 during the 2015-16 campaign, too, which broke the all-time wins record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Kerr was a member of that Bulls team, too. But that Warriors dynasty now seems to be in its twilight years, at best.