Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has agreed to a two-year, $35 million contract extension with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
A four-time champion coach with the Warriors, Kerr’s extension will make him the highest-paid coach in the history of the NBA. He will surpass the likes of the San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich and recently-extended Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat by making $17.5 million a year.
Kerr’s current contract was set to expire by the end of this season and this extension allows him to align with Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, who has two years left on his contract.
ANALYSIS: This new deal more or less guarantees Kerr will ride off into the sunset with Curry alongside Draymond Green and possibly Klay Thompson (if he signs a new deal in the offseason). The quartet has been one of the winningest groups of all-time, winning four championships in six trips to the Finals.
The Warriors have been rejuvenated since the NBA trade deadline by sticking to what they have. Kerr, Curry, Green and Thompson have been at the forefront of it all.