Following the injury of Jimmy Butler, Steve Kerr was intended to be positive. “We have enough depth in the squad to continue playing at a high level”he assured, mentioning in particular the reinforcements of De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford. “I think we have what it takes to be competitive”he insisted.
Except that, behind the reassuring speech, another question arises: what if this season was the coach’s last on the Golden State bench? His contract is in fact expiring and no new agreement is in the offing.
Publicly, Steve Kerr remains silent on his future and, internally, the uncertainty is already weighing heavily on his staff: according to The Ringer, several assistants believe that he will leave during the next offseason, some even starting to survey the league to secure a position next season.
The movement has also started. Last month, Chris DeMarcoon the staff for a long time, left the ship to take command of the New York Liberty in the WNBA.
At 60, is Steve Kerr planning to hang it up at the end of the season, after 12 years and four titles at the helm of the Warriors? And if this is the case, what does that mean for his playmaker, when the coach had recently assured that he “would never leave Stephen Curry”in a declaration that looks like a declaration of love?
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