The Golden State Warriors are at risk of lacking the play-in event, and in the event that they do, it might be an alarming assertion in regards to the present state of the once-proud franchise.
Their future could possibly be much more alarming as their previous guard of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Inexperienced stay lengthy within the tooth.
Nevertheless, there are those that are a little bit extra optimistic in regards to the group’s fast future, and a type of folks is head coach Steve Kerr, who in response to NBC Sports activities mentioned he desires to remain in his position for a number of extra years.
“I need to be right here for the subsequent few years… Now we have one thing particular in retailer,” Kerr mentioned.
“I need to be right here for the subsequent few years… Now we have one thing particular in retailer.”
Want to mix Warriors’ championship core with younger expertise performed a task in Kerr signing his contract extension pic.twitter.com/a7VNVCNcEX
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 27, 2024
Kerr grew to become the pinnacle coach of the Warriors in 2014 after turning down a proposal to develop into the pinnacle coach of the New York Knicks and reunite with Phil Jackson, who had been his coach throughout his enjoying profession and was then a Knicks supervisor.
On the time, Golden State was an excellent group, however not an ideal group, however Kerr unlocked its potential by turning it right into a fast-breaking group and utilizing a half-court offensive system that concerned plenty of participant motion off the ball.
The group received 67 common season video games within the first season with Kerr on the helm, a 16-game enchancment from the earlier season, and went on to win its first NBA championship since 1975.
Three extra world titles would observe over the subsequent seven seasons, however the Warriors have since develop into rusty.
Regardless of their struggles this season, they’ve a promising rookie in Brandin Podziemski, whereas third-year Jonathan Kuminga, a former lottery decide, has lastly blossomed.
If Kerr and the entrance workplace can determine some issues out this summer time, the Warriors could be very aggressive once more subsequent season, not less than for a short time.
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