Sources: Warriors' top two assistants won't return...
Key takeaways
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite the return of longtime head coach Steve Kerr, the Golden State Warriors have changes coming to their coaching staff.
- Their contracts expired after this past season.
- Stotts just finished his second year as Kerr's lead assistant and offensive coordinator.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite the return of longtime head coach Steve Kerr, the Golden State Warriors have changes coming to their coaching staff. The top two assistants, Terry Stotts and Jerry Stackhouse, are departing the franchise, league sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Their contracts expired after this past season.
Stotts just finished his second year as Kerr's lead assistant and offensive coordinator. His nearly three-decade coaching career includes a nine-season run as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Stotts informed Kerr late in the regular season that he didn't intend to return and told ESPN he is leaving the Warriors on good terms and remains open to NBA head coaching opportunities.