The Warriors have reached an agreement on a contract extension for president of basketball operations Bob Myers, reports Marc Stein of The New York Times (via Twitter).
Myers, who was hired as the Warriors’ assistant general manager back in 2011, was promoted to GM in 2012 and originally signed an extension in 2014 that ran through the 2017/18 season. When he was promoted to the role of president of basketball operations in 2016, Myers received another extension, though specifics on that deal weren’t reported. Details on his new contract also aren’t yet known.
In any case, it’s safe to say that the Warriors are committed to having Myers lead the basketball operations department for the foreseeable future as the franchise makes the move across the bay to San Francisco.
Myers has overseen a roster that has appeared in five consecutive NBA Finals, winning three of them. He was responsible for drafting Draymond Green in the second round in 2012, acquiring Andre Iguodala in a sign-and-trade deal in 2013, and signing Kevin Durant in free agency in 2016, among other key moves.
As Stein notes (via Twitter), Myers received an offer from the Sixers in 2018 to take over their basketball operations department, but opted to stick with the Warriors.
According to Stein (via Twitter), the Warriors have also agreed to terms on a new multiyear deal for team president and COO Rick Welts.
Uh Welts.
Shout out to Larry Riley, the real builder of the Warriors. Riley drafted both Splash brothers, traded for Bogut, and after being demoted from GM, he was made director of Scouting in 2012 and scouted Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green. Bob Myers has made some good moves like AI and Livingston, but the majority of success was built by Riley. (I’m not sure how much credit Myers should get for Durant as Durant wanted a ring and the Warriors had all the infrastructure in place so reporters are it didn’t take huge convincing)
And Steve Kerr too, of course.
Actually, it was jerry west. Riley didn’t make any decisions.
Crocodile Bob.
Nah man, human compassion in its finest form. No formulated tears from that man. He wore it on his sleeve, like a true leader would.