Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shares a brutally honest take about Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry’s impact on his career.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn’t hold back when speaking about how detrimental having All-Star Stephen Curry as a player he’s coached over the past 11 NBA seasons. As Curry is gearing up for the 2025-26 campaign, Kerr explained how significant Stephen’s been to his coaching career. After winning five championships as a player, Steve was named Golden State’s head coach in 2014.

He led the Warriors to four championships from 2015 to 2022, leading the NBA last dynasty. Kerr reflected on how coaching Curry forever changed his trajectory within the organization, per Courtside Buzz.

“If I didn’t have Steph, I would’ve been like every other NBA coach and lasted a few years, and then gone somewhere else, and coached somewhere else,” Kerr said. “So, I’m incredibly lucky to have this partnership with Steph and he provides this stability and continuity with the organization that just makes everybody’s job easier.”

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr watched Curry earned Most Valuable Player in back-to-back seasons (2015, 2016). He also won two scoring championships in 2016 and 2021, and earned Finals MVP in 2022 as the future Hall of Fame guard prepares for his 17th NBA season with the Warriors.

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