Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green addressed the possibility of playing basketball in the NBA without Steve Kerr as his head coach.
Over the past decade of NBA history, the Warriors have consistently dominated as perennial title contenders, establishing themselves as a true Western Conference powerhouse.
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The Warriors achieved this by building around their former core trio of Green, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson, and bringing Kerr into the fold to unify the roster.
Important All-Stars like Kevin Durant and Andrew Wiggins have come and gone, but Curry, Green, Thompson, and Kerr have exemplified the modern-day Warriors. At least, they did until Thompson skipped town, signing a three-season, $50 million free agent deal with the Dallas Mavericks ahead of 2024-25.
During this era of basketball, Green and Kerr have gone through multiple wars together, taking part in several NBA Finals runs, which naturally brought them closer together.
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Kerr is out of a contract after this season, which would be his 11th with the Warriors if he were to complete it. With his coaching future unclear, Green was asked by The Athletic’s Sam Amick if he could imagine playing for another coach.
“I struggle with change. I hate change. I am very much so (the type of person where) this thing happens like this and that’s that. To try to shift that, my brain just doesn’t do well. But I don’t sit and think about it because I don’t foresee Steve going anywhere,” Green said.
“I don’t think we’re done. I think we’ve still got a lot left to give. We’ve all done this together, so I don’t foresee him going anywhere anyway, you know? But I very much want to finish this thing with the people that I’ve been through it with.
“Adjusting to a new coach in year 14, going to 15, I cannot sit here and tell you that I have the desire to do that. But I also don’t see our coach going anywhere. …It’s motivating for us because we have a say in it. If you go out, do what you need to do, then all that other sh– takes care of itself.”
The Warriors organization appears intent on extending the Kerr era as long as he wants, allowing all parties to remain on the team and continue competing until they eventually retire in Golden State.
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