Warriors coach Steve Kerr addresses uncertain future with 1 year left on his contract

Joseph Dycus, Bay Area News Group on Sep 30, 2025

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SAN FRANCISCO — A few minutes after concluding the first day of his 11th training camp as coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr was uninterested in reflecting upon past glories with the team.

He was also not keen on discussing several players who are not yet on the roster, with free agents Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton tied to the team through reports but unsigned as of Tuesday afternoon.

However, Kerr, 60, could not avoid addressing his own future.

Kerr is in the final year of a deal inked in 2024. Adding a year to his deal would put him on the same two-year timeline as stars Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler, but he said any extension likely would not come until after the season.

“I’m not the slightest bit concerned about it, and I don’t think about it,” Kerr said. “I think it makes perfect sense, and I think that however it ends, it’s going to be done in a really quality way. It’s going to happen in the right way.”

“If it’s meant for me to keep going, I’m going to keep going,” Kerr continued. “If it’s meant to be for the team to move on to somebody else, there will be nothing but gratitude and appreciation. This makes it easy for everybody. Let’s just see where we are at the end of the year.”

While Kerr’s contract runs out after this season, Jonathan Kuminga is set to be part of the team’s plans for the foreseeable future.

Kerr spoke a few hours before Kuminga ended his restricted free agency by agreeing to a new multi-year contract.

Remaining in lockstep with the Warriors’ star trio, the veteran coach said he held no ill will toward Kuminga.

After all, Kerr was once in Kuminga’s shoes during a 15-year playing career that saw him win five titles.

“These are short careers, and I want all our players to do well,” Kerr said. “How it gets there can be messy, but I’m not worried about any of that.”

Managing an older roster

With all three of his stars in their mid-to-late 30s, and apparent incoming vet Horford, 39, Kerr admitted that managing minutes will be a priority this season.

He said that the team will expect some of the younger players, among them third-year guard Brandin Podziemski, to step up when the veterans rest or miss games with inevitable injuries.

In Podziemski’s case, Kerr expects more emotional maturity from the Santa Clara product, noting that his constant whining to the officials needs to stop. Podziemski agreed.

“When the veterans are out, how can we manufacture wins?” Podziemski said. “I want to be a focal part of that when they’re out, and if they look to me and I’m all out of whack emotionally, it’s going to be hard to win.”

Moody’s new role

Moses Moody enjoyed a breakout 2024-25 season, entrenching himself into the starting lineup as a capable shooter who could guard every position but center.

Kerr expects the fifth-year player to continue to shoot near 40% from deep, but also sees him as being more of a playmaker in certain situations.

“As a screener, a roller, playing out of the pocket, swinging the ball,” Kerr said. “He’s capable being a ballhandler too, and if they put the five on him, then we can absolutely do some of that.”

Butler’s presence

As stagehands were busy building out the stage for pop star Laufey’s concert at Chase Center, Kerr raved about the positive impact of having Butler on the roster from the beginning of the season.

The team went 23-8 to end last regular season, and the Warriors hope that will remain a trend once Butler has a full training camp with Golden State.

The 36-year-old forward averaged 17.9 points and 5.9 assists last season while getting to the free-throw line a whopping 7.7 times per game.

“You don’t really need to run sets with Jimmy, because he’s an iso player and one of the best in the league at creating shots for himself or others,” Kerr said. “But it’s nice to have him for the full camp, for the continuity and chemistry he’s building with teammates.”