Kerr had multiple meetings with controlling owner Joe …

Kerr had multiple meetings with controlling owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy in the last two weeks, discussing everything from offensive philosophy to the long-term outlook of the roster to the bigger picture direction of the franchise and, eventually, the contract terms it would require to bring Kerr back. "It was never going to be about money," one team source said. "We had to make the best basketball decision.