Warriors Rumors: Bob Myers Expected to Take Time in the Coming Weeks to Decide Future

As the Golden State Warriors try to figure out what direction to take their roster this offseason, the more pressing matter could be Bob Myers' future as president of basketball operations.

Per The Athletic's Anthony Slater and Shams Charania, the expectation is Myers will "take time in the coming weeks" to decide what he wants to do before his contract expires on June 30.

Myers' status with the Warriors has been a topic of discussion ever since ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Dec. 10 he was working on an expiring contract.

"My entire focus is on the season and the team," Myers said to Wojnarowski.

Warriors governor Joe Lacob told Wojnarowski they "love Bob and hope he is here for a long time."

After Friday's season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Warriors need to decide if they want to run it back with an expensive roster built around an aging, albeit talented, core group.

Slater and Charania noted Lacob and people within the front office want Myers to return with a "collective desire to keep the established structure in place."

The report also stated the Warriors hope to negotiate a new multiyear deal with Draymond Green. Klay Thompson is also extension eligible with one year left on his current deal, but "the expectation is he'd have to accept a paycut" after signing a five-year max contract in July 2019.

Green told Andscape's Marc J. Spears he wants Myers to do what's best for him, but that decision could have an impact on his future in Golden State.

Having Myers, who has been with the organization since April 2011, around to help handle contract talks with those players he knows well would certainly make things less complicated for the Warriors.

The Warriors currently have $454.4 million in payroll commitments on the books next season between player salaries and luxury tax payments. The Los Angeles Clippers are the only other team over $200 million ($336.2 million).

There has been no indication from Lacob at this point that cutting payroll is going to be an edict for the front office this offseason.

Whatever Myers' decision ends up being, the Warriors would presumably like to have some clarity before the NBA draft takes place on June 22.