Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has agreed to a contract extension that can make him the highest-paid coach in NBA historical past.
The contract extension — which kicks in after this season — with the Warriors is for 2 years and price $35 million, in response to a Friday report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
The extension retains Kerr with Golden State by 2025-26, which occurs to be the top of star Steph Curry’s contract.
Kerr was employed after the Warriors controversially moved on from Mark Jackson following a strong 51-31 2013-14 marketing campaign.
The then-new Warriors head coach then led the workforce to an NBA championship in his first season on the job, a workforce that went 67-15 behind Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Inexperienced and Andre Iguodala, who gained the NBA Finals MVP, largely for the defensive job he did towards LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
Kerr led the Dubs to a few extra titles, most just lately towards the Celtics in 2022.
After a 97-84 win on Friday, the Warriors sit at 29-26 and are tenth within the Western Convention.
Kerr has a 502-264 profession report through the common season, good for a .656 profitable proportion.
![Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr are both signed through 2026.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/GettyImages-1479919514.jpg?w=1024)
As for Curry, he’s slated to make $55.7 million subsequent season and $59.6 million in 2025-26, the final of his present deal, in response to Spotrac.
He scored 15 factors with 5 assists in Friday’s win.