Steve Kerr Accepts job as Warriors Coach

Steve Kerr has turned down Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks to accept a five-year, $25 million offer to become the Golden State Warriors’ next coach, saying “it just felt like the right move on many levels.”

“They have a good young team. The location is ideal, Kerr said in a phone interview with NBA.com on Wednesday night. My daughter goes to Cal and plays volleyball. My oldest son is in college in San Diego and our youngest is a junior in high school. It’s just a short flight for them.”

Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their next coach after Jackson took over as team president in March.

Sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com that the Knicks — preferring to sign Kerr to a four-year deal rather than the five-year pact he received from Golden State — had offered him about $20 million with incentives.

Multiple sources also said Kerr preferred the Warriors’ job to the Knicks’ job all along, but it was a difficult decision because of his relationship with Jackson.

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Steve Kerr Accepts job as Warriors Coach

From ESPN.com

Steve Kerr has turned down Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks to accept a five-year, $25 million offer to become the Golden State Warriors’ next coach, saying “it just felt like the right move on many levels.”

“They have a good young team. The location is ideal, Kerr said in a phone interview with NBA.com on Wednesday night. My daughter goes to Cal and plays volleyball. My oldest son is in college in San Diego and our youngest is a junior in high school. It’s just a short flight for them.”

Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their next coach after Jackson took over as team president in March.

Sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN.com that the Knicks — preferring to sign Kerr to a four-year deal rather than the five-year pact he received from Golden State — had offered him about $20 million with incentives.

Multiple sources also said Kerr preferred the Warriors’ job to the Knicks’ job all along, but it was a difficult decision because of his relationship with Jackson.

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