Steve Kerr's Warriors Future Uncertain Entering Final Year of Contract Admits Dunleavy

The Golden State Warriors are in win-now mode with a veteran roster, which means there is plenty of uncertainty about the franchise's long-term outlook.

And general manager Mike Dunleavy admitted some of that uncertainty extends to Steve Kerr even if the head coach has plenty of job security entering the final year of the two-year deal he signed in February 2024.

"Yeah, I mean, I guess technically there is [uncertainty]," Dunleavy said during a Friday appearance on 95.7 The Game's Steiny & Guru (h/t Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports Bay Area). "This isn't really a regular situation with a head coach where he's in the last year of his deal. We know what it is with Steve. He's been here a long time. He's been an amazing part of this franchise, and as far as I'm concerned, can stay as long as he wants.

"We're going to give him the grace of the season to go through it, or at least some of it, to see and feel where he's at mentally and physically."

Kerr previously told reporters he was "very comfortable" with just one year remaining on his deal.

"I get how maybe it doesn't line up, but it's hard to see Steve moving on, or to see Steph finish his career without Steve on the sidelines," Dunleavy said. "I think it'll all work out, but we're not going to jump into anything. We're going to go on Steve's terms."

That Golden State is happy to "go on Steve's terms" comes as no surprise, as he helped the franchise reach modern-day dynasty status with four championships and six NBA Finals appearances from 2015 through 2022.

The Warriors won an NBA-record 73 games during the 2015-16 campaign and are 567-308 during his tenure.

Yet the long-term uncertainty for Golden State extends beyond Kerr, as Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler are signed through 2026-27. What's more, Draymond Green has a player option for 2026-27.

Kerr will forever be connected to Curry and Green given their overall importance to all those championships, and perhaps he will want to call it quits when the future Hall of Famers are also done with the Warriors.

That would mean the Western conference team would be entering a full-on rebuild with its roster and head coach, but Dunleavy's comments suggest the front office would fully understand if that is the route Kerr wants to go after finding so much success as the team's head coach.