By JANIE McCAULEY<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 Steve Kerr insists he is perfectly content coaching the Golden State Warriors in a contract year without worrying about negotiations or what\u2019s next until the season is done.<\/p>\n
He trusts owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy to have those discussions when the time is right for everybody, whether that ends up being during the season or once it\u2019s over many months from now. Kerr doesn\u2019t anticipate having those discussions for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very comfortable just going into this season with a year left. I\u2019m so aligned with Mike and Joe that we talked about this. There\u2019s no reason for discussion, concern, this is kind of a point in our relationship. Let\u2019s just see how it is at the end of the year,\u201d Kerr said Tuesday. \u201cI love my job, I love what I\u2019m doing every day, can\u2019t wait to get to the building. Hopefully I\u2019m here for another few years but I think it makes sense for the organization and for me just to see where this thing is at the end of the year, where they are, where I am. Hopefully that means we run it back, we keep going with this group, and that\u2019d be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kerr, who turned 60 on Saturday, begins his 12th season leading the Warriors having won four NBA titles and now with son Nicholas as an assistant coach on his bench, too, after being promoted from the G League Santa Cruz Warriors.<\/p>\n
Whether Kerr, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green will all depart together in some kind of fairytale farewell from the franchise is uncertain. Whatever happens, Kerr cherishes the special postseason runs and championships they\u2019ve shared together.<\/p>\n
Kerr owns a 567-308 regular-season record and guided the team to five straight NBA Finals that included the Warriors\u2019 first championship in 40 years following the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n
The Warriors lost in the second round of the playoffs and want to chase another championship, and that is Kerr\u2019s focus \u2014 not his own situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not the slightest bit concerned about it. I don\u2019t think about it,\u201d he said. \u201cI just think it makes perfect sense for all of us. I\u2019ve said this before, however this ends it\u2019s going to be done in a really quality way. It\u2019s going to happen the right way. If it\u2019s meant to be for me to keep going then I\u2019m going to keep going, and if it\u2019s meant to be for the team to move on to somebody else there will be nothing but gratitude and appreciation. So this makes it easy for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
For now, he\u2019s ready to get back to work. Day 1 of training camp was Tuesday and the Warriors host the Lakers in their preseason opener Sunday at Chase Center.<\/p>\n
Golden State can move ahead now that restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s contract stalemate<\/a> has resolved and center Al Horford\u2019s signing can become official. Curry\u2019s younger brother Seth is also joining the roster.<\/p>\n