Steve Kerr gave a realistic evaluation of his job security as head coach of the Warriors.
With the Golden State Warriors' loss in the Play-In Tournament to the Phoenix Suns, their 2025-26 season officially came to an end.
It was a rocky season, to say the least. With a plethora of injuries hindering the Warriors at multiple different points in the season, the task that Steve Kerr and his coaching staff had to handle was not one to be jealous of.
Even with this context, though, the results are the results. Finishing 8 games under .500 and missing the playoffs for the fourth time in seven years, even with a championship in the middle, isn't quite the standard that the Warriors are hoping for after they made it seven years in a row with three championships in the 2010's.
Thus, some things may be changing in the offseason, and it could begin with Kerr.
Steve Kerr Gives Realistic Evaluation Of Job Security
After the Warriors' loss to the Suns, Kerr was open and honest about how he views his job as head coach of the Warriors.
"My plan is to take a little time, take a week or two. Eventually, sit down and talk with Joe (Lacob) and Mike (Dunleavy Jr.). We've always had a great partnership and collaboration. Just see where they are, I'll tell them where I am, and we'll talk about what's next for the Warriors, what the plan is for this offseason. We will come to a collaborative decision on what's next. I don't know what's going to happen. I still love coaching, but I get it. These jobs all have an expiration date. There's a run that happens. When the run ends, sometimes it's time for new blood and new ideas and all of that. If that's the case, then 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, to coach Steph Curry, to coach Dray, the whole group. It may still go on, it may not. I don't know at this point. We all need to step away a little bit and then reconvene."
With the playoffs in full swing for the next month and a half, it'll be interesting to see how the Warriors make this decision and how they may balance the pros and cons of keeping Kerr versus trying their hand with one of the top assistant coaches from around the league, or even a college or non-active coach.
Is This It For Kerr In The Bay?
If this is truly the end of the road for Kerr with the Warriors, it's been an incredible coaching career for him in the Bay Area.
In his 12 seasons at the helm, Kerr has racked up 604 regular-season wins, just the 28th coach to reach that mark and the fourth-fastest behind Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, and Gregg Popovich.
He was named the 2015-16 Coach of the Year after the Warriors broke the NBA record by going 73-9 in the regular season, but perhaps most importantly, Kerr has been the coaching leader for the four championships the Warriors won in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022.
In the playoffs as a whole, Kerr has 104 wins, just the 7th coach to break the 100-win mark, and his 68.4% playoff winning percentage is third all-time, only behind Phil Jackson and David Blatt's one year with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ultimately, Kerr has no doubt been one of the best coaches in the league, even when considering the incredible talent he's been blessed with. If this is it, then he'll easily go down as a legend for the Warriors' franchise.