Warriors’ Steve Kerr addresses uncertain future with 1 year left on his contract

SAN FRANCISCO A scarce minutes after concluding the first day of his th training camp as coach of the Warriors Steve Kerr was uninterested in reflecting upon past glories with the gang He was also not keen on discussing several players who are not yet on the roster with free agents Al Horford and De Anthony Melton tied to the association through reports but unsigned as of Tuesday afternoon However Kerr could not avoid addressing his own future Kerr is in the final year of a deal inked in Adding a year to his deal would put him on the same two-year timeline as stars Steph Curry Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler but he mentioned any extension likely would not come until after the season I m not the slightest bit concerned about it and I don t think about it Kerr revealed I think it makes perfect sense and I think that however it ends it s going to be done in a really quality way It s going to happen in the right way If it s meant for me to keep going I m going to keep going Kerr continued If it s meant to be for the squad to move on to somebody else there will be nothing but gratitude and appreciation This makes it easy for everybody Let s just see where we are at the end of the year While Kerr s contract runs out after this season Jonathan Kuminga is set to be part of the company s plans for the foreseeable future Kerr spoke a inadequate hours before Jonathan Kuminga ended his restricted free agency by agreeing to a new multi-year contract Remaining in lockstep with the Warriors star trio the veteran coach explained he held no ill will toward Kuminga After all Kerr was once in Kuminga s shoes during a -year playing career that saw him win five titles These are short careers and I want all our players to do well Kerr disclosed How it gets there can be messy but I m not worried about any of that The Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks during a press conference at the Chase Center in San Francisco Calif on Tuesday Sept Shae Hammond Bay Area News Group Managing an older roster With all three of his stars in their mid-to-late s and apparent incoming vet Horford Kerr admitted that managing minutes will be a priority this season He explained that the association will expect specific of the younger players among them third-year guard Brandin Podziemski to step up when the veterans rest or miss games with inevitable injuries In Podziemski s episode Kerr expects more emotional maturity from the Santa Clara product noting that his constant whining to the officers demands to stop Podziemski agreed When the veterans are out how can we manufacture wins Podziemski mentioned I want to be a focal part of that when they re out and if they look to me and I m all out of whack emotionally it s going to be hard to win Moody s new role Moses Moody enjoyed a breakout - season entrenching himself into the starting lineup as a capable shooter who could guard every position but center Kerr expects the fifth-year contestant to continue to shoot near from deep but also sees him as being more of a playmaker in certain situations As a screener a roller playing out of the pocket swinging the ball Kerr explained He s capable being a ballhandler too and if they put the five on him then we can absolutely do several of that Butler s presence Related Articles Jonathan Kuminga ends free agency saga by agreeing to multi-year deal with Warriors Reports What happens if Jonathan Kuminga declines the qualifying offer Kurtenbach Kuminga s contract standoff turns Warriors media day into a -man circus Warriors stars downplay Kuminga contract situation at media day The Warriors big plans for Year with Jimmy Butler already started in San Diego As stagehands were busy building out the stage for pop star Laufey s concert at Chase Center Kerr raved about the positive impact of having Butler on the roster from the beginning of the season The company went - to end last regular season and the Warriors hope that will remain a trend once Butler has a full training camp with Golden State The -year-old forward averaged points and assists last season while getting to the free-throw line a whopping times per contest You don t really need to run sets with Jimmy because he s an iso performer and one of the best in the league at creating shots for himself or others Kerr reported But it s nice to have him for the full camp for the continuity and chemistry he s building with teammates