Steve Kerr Optimistic on Sealing a New Deal With Warriors: Multi-titled head coach Steve Kerr has remained positive on staying with the Golden State Warriors in the longer term. In an interview, Kerr said he is confident that he can come to terms with Warriors owner Joe Lacob and new general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr on a new deal. The 57-year-old, who has guided the Warriors to four National Basketball Association championships since taking over as coach in 2014, is entering the final year of his contract when the 2023-24 season kicks off at the last week of October.
Kerr said that there was no question of uncertainty about his long-term deal as he expects to stay with the Warriors after his deal expires. In nine years with Golden State, Kerr has a 473-238 win-loss record and guided the Warriors to four championships and two trips to the NBA Finals. The Warriors remain as the top favorite among experts who focus on online NBA betting and are ready to make another splash for the title with a veteran All-Star being added to the team.
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Kerr has expressed confidence about the way he is being treated by Lacob and Dunleavy so he remains relaxed with regard to his status with the team. Dunleavy, for his part, said that the administration are biding their time on signing Kerr and star player Klay Thompson to new deals. Thompson, one-half of the Splash Brothers combo along with Stephen Curry, is also entering the final year of his current contract.
Dunleavy said that he is optimistic that Kerr and Thompson will agree and sign to new contracts, adding that the main goal is to secure them moving forward. Golden State also strengthened their backcourt with the arrival of veteran pointguard Chris Paul. The 12-time All Star signed with the Warriors during the offseason after having a stint with Phoenix Suns. This early, Kerr is impressed with Paul’s actions off the court, saying that he is old school and wants to talk. He noted that he is thrilled to coach the veteran and now they will not be on opposite sides.
Promising 2023-24 Season
Steve Kerr will still have Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, who has signed an extension in the offseason. This means that the Warriors will have Curry and Green through the 2025-26 season. The Warriors are set to open training camp next week as they hope of rebound from a second-round playoff exit last season. The team wants to find a good groove in the 2023-24 season.
They do not want to have a repeat of last season’s shenanigans that was highlighted by preseason practice fight between Green and Poole. Kerr and Dunleavy believe that the team will resolve the lack of “connectivity” that hampered them last season. Kerr pointed out that the problem was due to the hangover of the 2021-22 championship win. The general manager was impressed with Paul’s initiative to take part in an informal offseason scrimmage. Dunleavy said that Paul took a morning commercial flight to reach the practice facility.
Golden State Warriors’ Strong Lineup
The Warriors are still trying to figure out how they will use Paul in the rotation as Curry, Thompson, Green, Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney are coming back with a vengeance. There is a possibility that Paul could go off the bench for the first time in his career but Kerr said that he will study that possibility and other lineup combinations during training camp before finalizing his rotation for the 2023-24 season.
The addition of Paul to the already strong Warriors squad is expected to bring fear on other teams who are contending for the upcoming tournament. The team are healthy enough to contend for another championship and possibly bring fear to NBA ballclubs who seek to outclass them in the 2023-24 season. The Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers are the squads expected to give Golden State a run for the title. The Kerr-mentored squad are determined to reclaim old glory that evaded them last season. Online sports oddsmakers are keeping tabs with the Warriors’ preseason activities as the team are parading a stronger and healthier lineup that are ready to strike from tipoff in late October.
