Warriors, Steve Kerr had 'productive' meeting. What will happen next?

TL;DR

Warriors owner Joe Lacob and GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. met with coach Steve Kerr to discuss his expiring contract. The meeting was productive, but no decisions have been made yet.

Key points

Warriors owner Joe Lacob and GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. met with Steve Kerr
Kerr's coaching contract is expiring
The meeting lasted two hours and was described as productive
No urgent decision is expected regarding Kerr's future
Discussions will continue into the upcoming week

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Warriors, Steve Kerr had 'productive' meeting. What will happen next?

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. met with Steve Kerr about the status of his job earlier this week.

Kerr's coaching contract is expiring and there hasn't been any indication whether he would want to return, or whether the Warriors want him back at the helm. According to ESPN, the three had a two-hour meeting Monday that was described as "productive."

Following their meeting, the consensus is that the parties are at a standstill. Although discussions are expected to continue into the upcoming week, there is seemingly no urgency to come to a decision. As one source told ESPN, "It's April. We don't need to rush."

According to NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole, the drawn out process isn't a matter of a contract negotiation over dollars, but instead about "professional and personal principles."

“From what I understand, (Kerr) in those meetings didn’t sound like someone who didn’t plan on coaching next season,” one league source told NBC Sports Bay Area.

Another league source told NBC Sports Bay Area: "I think it’s more like 50-50 that he comes back. When the season ended, I would have said it was at least 60-40 that he’d leave.”