A few minutes before the start of the match between the Warriors and the Hornets, the news broke: Steve Kerr will extend his contract with Golden State for two seasons and $35 million. The coach is now aligned with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, both under contract until 2026.
” It's incredible “, reacted the interior. “I didn’t want to end my seasons here with another coach. We can't replace what he brought to this franchise, the victories. He gets what he deserves. »
Brandin Podziemski adds that $35 million, ” that's a lot of money. He clearly deserved to win this. He has won four titles with this group, with the goal of winning a fifth”.
A gesture for the Warriors' smallest salary
And if the rookie spoke about this extension, it's because Steve Kerr is already going to take out the checkbook. Not for him, for Lester Quinones. It was the latter who found himself at the center of the confusion at the end of the match, which allowed Draymond Green to cut a suit on Grant Williams. “He told us he was going to pay for Lester”slips Podziemski.
The referees penalized Lester Quinones with two technical fouls and an expulsion. As the scale is set at $2,000 per technical foul (for the first five of the season) and at the same rate for expulsion, the player finds himself with a $6,000 fine to pay. For a Green, a Stephen Curry or other, it wouldn't even have been felt in the bank account.
But Quinones, who just got a real contract with Golden State, is the lowest-paid player on the team at $548,000 for this season. As he will become the highest paid coach in the history of the league next season and Lester Quinones is not really at the origin of the scuffle, Steve Kerr could well make this gesture.
