Steve Kerr discusses return as Warriors head coach, 'I know I have to be better'

He added that neither Curry nor Green influenced his decision, though the coach did speak to both players.

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Now going into his 13th season as Warriors head coach, Kerr is already thinking about what improvements need to be made for next season. In his view, that starts with the coaching.

“I know I have to be better. I didn’t have a great coaching year.” Kerr said. “We got a little too loose. I gotta tighten the ship up.”

Top among Kerr’s concerns is reducing turnovers. The Warriors averaged 15.7 turnovers as a team last season, tied with the Washington Wizards for the third-worst average in the NBA. Individually, Curry averaged 2.8 turnovers while Green averaged 2.7, something that the ESPN profile mentioned Kerr spoke about with the veteran forward.

Reducing turnovers is part of the greater discipline that he says the team needs next season.

Another priority for Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy, who also spoke to reporters on Friday, is constructing a younger roster that won’t be as worn down by back-to-back games and the grind of an 82-game regular season. The hope is that the Warriors will experience fewer injuries next season as a result.

“We need some younger legs, for sure,” Kerr said.

A major part of a younger roster will be whichever player Golden State selects with the No. 11 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft.

"In a strong draft, we feel like we can get a good player,” Dunleavy said. “But we'll look at everything. If there's offers for the pick to move up, move back, trade for a veteran player who can help us, we'll look at all that stuff."

In his latest mock draft for Yahoo Sports, NBA draft analyst Kevin O’Connor projected the Warriors to select Karim López, a 6-foot-8 forward who averaged 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, while shooting 33% on 3-pointers for the New Zealand Breakers this season. However, Golden State will have plenty of options leading up to the June 23 draft.