Warriors' Kerr to mull future, knows jobs have 'expiration dates' - ESPN

PHOENIX — Longtime Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged after Friday night's elimination that his time with the franchise could be coming to an end.

«I don't know what's going to happen,» Kerr said. «I still love coaching, but I get it. These jobs all have an expiration date. There is a run that happens and when the run ends, sometimes it's time for new blood and new ideas.»

Following the Warriors' 111-96 play-in loss to the Suns on Friday night, Kerr said he will take a week or two to contemplate his future before discussing with controlling owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy whether he should return as head coach.

Kerr, on an expiring contract, intentionally didn't seek an extension before this season and held off on bigger-picture conversations about his future until after elimination.

«If [my time is done], then I will be nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have to coach this franchise in front of our fans and to coach Steph Curry, [Draymond Green], the whole group,» Kerr said. «It may still go on. It may not. I don't know at this point. But we all need to step away a little bit and then reconvene.»

Kerr finished his 12th season as head coach. The Warriors won the 2015 NBA title in Kerr's debut season and three more in 2017, 2018 and 2022, building one of the most memorable dynasties in league history.

But the core has aged, and the Warriors have gone from a perennial contender to a fringe playoff team in recent seasons, winning 44, 46, 48 and 37 regular-season games since their most recent championship, failing to advance past the second round.

This season sputtered in January after star wing Jimmy Butler III tore an ACL and Curry left the lineup