Report: Warriors’ top 2 assistant coaches won’t return

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s top two assistants will not return next season, ESPN reported. The ​contracts for Terry Stotts and ‌Jerry Stackhouse expired after the 2025-26 campaign. Stotts, 68, just completed his second season on the Warriors’ bench. His NBA coaching career began in ‌1992 ​and includes stints as ⁠the head coach ⁠of the Atlanta Hawks (2002-04), Milwaukee Bucks (2005-07) and Portland Trail Blazers (2012-21). “I enjoyed my time with Steve, the staff and players,” ​Stotts said, per ESPN. “My two years there were fulfilling. Nothing but well-wishes.” Stackhouse, ⁠51, also joined the ⁠Golden State staff ahead of ​the 2024-25 season after serving as the ​head coach at Vanderbilt from 2019-24. The ‌two-time All-Star played 18 seasons in the NBA with eight teams. Kerr, 60, agreed to a new multi-year contract earlier ⁠this week after leading the Warriors to four championships in his first 12 seasons. He is ⁠the ‌winningest coach (604-353) in franchise history. Former ⁠Golden State assistant coach Chris ​DeMarco ‌left Kerr’s staff in January ​to become ⁠the head coach of the WNBA’s New York Liberty. An early candidate to replace Stotts and Stackhouse is former New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green, per ESPN. –Field ​Level Media