Steve Kerr’s post-Warriors future looks clear after latest intel

Steve Kerr’s post-Warriors future looks clear after latest intel originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Steve Kerr has seemingly found his next job after 11 seasons as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors – and it’s a familiar career for the nine-time NBA champion as a coach and a player, though it won’t involve a championship chase of any kind.

Per NBA insider Marc Stein, ESPN’s top execs are close to convincing Kerr to leave coaching altogether and sign a deal with the World Wide Leader in a broadcasting role. As Stein notes, “it is more likely than not” that Kerr is back in front of cameras for the 2026 NBA offseason.

Kerr has been rumored to leave the Warriors after a 111-96 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Some say his outspoken stances on political issues were wearing down those in upper management, amid a disappointing run in which the Dubs have been unable to reach the conference finals since their 2022 championship.

The New York Knicks previously looked like a potential landing spot for Kerr, who was a candidate for the job all the way back in 2014, before Kerr chose the Warriors, and the Knicks hired Derek Fisher, before Mike Brown made necessary defensive adjustments against the and closed out that series.