SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr has agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension to continue as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
The person said Kerr still must sign the contract to finalize the agreement and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed.
ESPN first reported the agreement.
The extension comes after the Warriors finished the 2025–26 NBA season with a 37–45 record and missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. Golden State entered the Western Conference as the 10th seed and lost to the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament.
Kerr has coached the Warriors since the 2014–15 season. During his tenure, the team has won four NBA championships and reached six NBA Finals. Golden State won titles in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022 and appeared in five consecutive Finals from 2015 to 2019.
Kerr holds a 604–353 regular-season coaching record and a 104–48 playoff record.
The Warriors dealt with injuries during the most recent season, including extended absences for Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler.
Kerr’s coaching career began in 2014 after Golden State hired him following his work as an NBA television analyst and former player. He led the franchise to an NBA title in his first season and guided the team to a record 73-win regular season in 2015–16 under interim coach Luke Walton during Kerr’s early-season medical absence.
Kerr has also missed time during his tenure due to medical procedures, with assistant coaches Mike Brown and others serving as interim head coach during those periods.
Throughout his career, Kerr has also spoken publicly on social issues, including gun violence prevention and civic engagement, drawing on personal experience after the 1984 killing of his father, Malcolm Kerr, in Beirut, Lebanon.
