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Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) is the Golden State Warriors Head Coach and a PCA National Advisory Board Member. Kerr is a five-time NBA champion and former General Manager of the Phoenix Suns. He entered the NBA as a second-round selection by the Suns (50th overall) in 1988. He played for six teams during his 15-year tenure (Phoenix, Cleveland, Orlando, Chicago, San Antonio and Portland). He was a part of NBA championship teams in Chicago in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and then won two more rings with the Spurs in 1999 and 2003. As a coach, Steve Kerr has won three championships with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Kerr states that growing up, he always hoped to and pictured himself coaching, though in a college program. He never imagined himself coaching a star NBA team when he was younger. Kerr says that if he wasn’t in the coaching position he’s in, he would most likely be coaching high school, as he loves the game of basketball and the interactions of it and guiding players.
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