Cole s contract is about to expire. Can he reproduce Bobo s legend in the Warriors?

At the beginning of 2024, the Golden State Warriors completed a contract renewal with head coach Cole. According to ESPN reporter Wonarovsky, the Warriors decided to sign a two-year contract worth $35 million with Cole, which also made Cole the head coach of the highest annual salary in NBA history at that time.

At that time, the duration of the contract was the key to everything. Curry's existing contract will expire in 2027, and the two-year renewal means that Cole's contract will also expire after the end of the 2026-27 season, and the fate of the two is firmly tied. This season, the Warriors have been strengthened by Butler through trades, and will continue to build a lineup around Curry and Butler in the future. Considering the team's current competitiveness and Curry's condition, he is likely to continue to renew his contract with the Warriors and explore the possibility of winning the championship. If things go in this direction, Cole will most likely continue to stay.

Recently, Cole also talked about his contract issue in an interview. He said that he would most likely choose to stay. "If the team wants me to continue coaching, I will most likely nod my head to agree. Facing the Glory Hall of Warriors, facing the meritorious generals such as Curry and Zhu Meng, what reason do I have to refuse? But career has taught me that it is meaningless to consider the future too early - after all, the changes in the basketball world are far beyond ordinary people's imagination."

"I still maintain a great enthusiasm for coaching. At this moment, there is no idea of ​​'retirement' or 'insufficient energy' in my mind. The NBA is a business league, and I have the last year left for my contract, and this topic can be temporarily put on hold. I don't want to discuss renewals any longer throughout the season. I just want to devote myself to leading the team to create new glory and discuss the future again until next summer." Kerr said.

Since Curry entered his career, his fate has been highly bound to Cole, and the two have worked together and achieved mutual success. "It's no accident that our collaboration lasted for 11 years. Stephen Curry has always been a very good partner and a great partner. He sets the tone for what we do on a cultural level. And we have a deep friendship. I think we have a lot of the same values ​​as people. We have similar ideas about how we should play," Cole said.

At the same time, Cole also believes that his relationship with Curry is very similar to that of Duncan and Popovich. "We look forward to seeing each other every day. So why don't we let this collaboration continue? Why don't we continue to enjoy it? That's the kind of interaction that I've seen in the four seasons I played for the Spurs. We're very similar. It's a cooperative relationship, a real, sincere love and friendship. It's full of humor and joy. It's a rare relationship, but Curry and Duncan are very similar in this regard. To me, they're probably the two most collaborative superstars I can think of, and the easiest superstars to work with," Cole said.

In the current league, the coaching position is quite high-risk. At the end of the regular season this season, Malone and Jenkins were accidentally dismissed. It is becoming increasingly difficult to reproduce the legendary story between Popovich and the Spurs. For Kerr, he is the coach with the most hope of replicating Bobo's career, that is, after Curry retires, he will continue to lead the Warriors to open a new chapter.