Nothing has been decided as far as Steve Kerr\u2019s future with the Warriors.<\/p>\n
But Draymond Green believes it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope he\u2019s our coach next year,\u201d Green said. \u201cIf you want my opinion, I think not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors hug during the final moments of an NBA play-in tournament game against the Phoenix Suns on April 17, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n
The Warriors\u2019 veteran point forward shared his thoughts Monday on the latest episode of his podcast, \u201cThe Draymond Green Show,\u201d three days after Golden State was eliminated in the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n
Late in their loss to the Suns, Kerr pulled aside Green and Steph Curry, put his arms around their shoulders and shared a moment with the two players there with him throughout his 12 seasons, six NBA finals appearances and four championships.<\/p>\n
If Green\u2019s premonition proves true, it would amount to a poignant final memory between the trio.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy we got to share that moment. (Kerr) didn\u2019t miss the moment. It was a big deal,\u201d Green said. \u201cIt felt like that was it. \u2026 Man, if it was, what a run it\u2019s been.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kerr made it clear in what he thought was a private moment that he didn\u2019t know what the future held. The exchange was picked up by Prime Video\u2019s microphones.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen next,\u201d he told them, \u201cbut I love you guys to death.\u201d<\/p>\n
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green with head coach Steve Kerr against the Phoenix Suns during the closing seconds of the play-in rounds of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Kerr is, technically, a free agent after his contract expired following the loss. He made the decision to enter this year without signing an extension. But he clarified after the game that he was choosing between two paths going forward: Sign on for a 13th year with Curry and Green, or retire from coaching.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m definitely not going and coaching somewhere else next year,\u201d Kerr said.<\/p>\n
He said that he planned to take \u201ca week or two\u201d to evaluate his options, then he would sit down with general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Joe Lacob and come to a \u201ccollaborative decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. I still love coaching. But I get it,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThese jobs all have an expiration date. There\u2019s a run that happens and when the run ends, sometimes it\u2019s time for new blood and new ideas and all that. If that\u2019s the case, I will be nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have, to coach this franchise in front of our fans in the Bay and to coach Steph Curry, to coach Dray, the whole group. It may still go on. It may not. I don\u2019t know at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors hug after the game against the LA Clippers during the SoFi Play-In Tournament on April 15, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi\/NBAE via Getty Images) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n
In his 12 seasons, Kerr has accumulated a 604-353 regular-season record with another 104 postseason wins added to his tally. The only other coach Curry and Green have played for was Mark Jackson, who was fired in 2014 after Golden State was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in Curry\u2019s fourth and Green\u2019s second season. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been so uncertain since early in my career on what happens next,\u201d Green said. \u201cI\u2019m truly at a loss now because you just don\u2019t know what direction will be what. \u2026 I\u2019m so lucky for 12 years to have had Steve for my coach. We shall see. I don\u2019t know. Just gotta stay ready for whatever it is and roll with the punches.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing has been decided as far as Steve Kerr\u2019s future with the Warriors. But Draymond Green believes it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":714790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3786],"tags":[7,160,200,479,164,4025,4024,6,66,573,863,255],"class_list":{"0":"post-714789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golden-state-warriors","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-draymond-green","11":"tag-golden-state","12":"tag-golden-state-warriors","13":"tag-goldenstate","14":"tag-goldenstatewarriors","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-stephen-curry","18":"tag-steve-kerr","19":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116438897921982324","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/714790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}