Steve Kerr announcement that he is leaving Golden state now another significant issue for team……
When Steve Kerr reached a two-year, $35 million deal in February to remain Golden State’s head coach through 2025-26, it made him the highest-paid coach in the NBA.
That compensation and recognition for a job well done was not a surprise.
The eye-openers? Split evenly at $17.5 million per season, Kerr will make more in one season as the Warriors’ coach than he did earning $15.9 million in 15 seasons as an NBA player, according to spotrac.com. Also, the figure is triple what at least eight NBA head coaches make each year.
NBA head coaches are well paid, especially at the high-end spectrum. At least six of them are paid more than $10 million per season, including Kerr, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Miami’s Erik Spoelstra, Detroit’s Monty Williams, Denver’s Michael Malone and Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers, according to people with contract details, USA TODAY Sports research and other reports.
Several people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the contracts.
Popovich, who has been San Antonio’s coach since 1996, is a Hall of Famer, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach and has led the Spurs to five NBA titles. Spoelstra began coaching the Heat in 2009 and has won two titles and coached in six Finals. Kerr took over the Warriors in 2015, has guided them to four titles and among coaches with at least five years of experience, he has the fifth-best winning percentage all-time. Williams led Phoenix to the 2021 Finals.
