Earlier this month, Steve Kerr’s son, Nicholas Kerr was introduced as the brand new head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors and he has immediately addressed the nepotism difficulty.
Nicholas definitely isn’t shying away from the truth that individuals might imagine he was promoted to the function due to his relation to Golden State’s head coach.
“I’d by no means have gotten into the NBA with no household connection,” Nicholas Kerr advised the Mercury Information.
“I don’t blame anybody for saying I’ve privilege, they’re proper. … I had not even a crack within the door, I had the door huge open for me.”
Regardless of Kerr’s trustworthy tackle his new function, his predecessor Seth Cooper says he was chosen for the function due to his work inside the group and that he properly and actually earned it – no nepotism in sight.
“You have a look at a man who would possibly’ve hung out on the Golden State workers within the video and participant growth world after which was an assistant coach, and final 12 months, [the] high assistant with us in Santa Cruz, that individual — with the pure development — would turn out to be a head coach,” Cooper stated.
“Ever since I first met him, you’ll be able to at all times inform that he actually cared about it, labored onerous at it and needed to get higher and be taught,” Cooper advised the Mercury Information. “Undoubtedly wasn’t taking any shortcuts to being a coach.”
The 30-year-old has large sneakers to fill if his dream is to turn out to be an NBA coach since Steve has received 4 NBA titles on the helm. (Plus 5 extra titles as a participant.)
Who is aware of, perhaps sooner or later we’ll see Steve cross the torch to his son to turn out to be the highest canine for the Warriors.
Till then, the youthful Kerr will probably be honing his craft within the G League – the place he was the highest assistant for Santa Cruz final season.
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