Oct 5, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr coaches his team against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images David Gonzales-Imagn Images

Steve Kerr Addresses Erik Spoelstra Taking Over Team USA Coaching Job

Originally posted on Golden State Warriors on SI
By Logan Struck | Last updated Oct 10, 2025 10:34 PM ET

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has already cemented himself among the NBA's greatest coaches of all time, and he helped his case even further last summer.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kerr led Team USA to their fifth consecutive gold medal, but his first as the head coach of the team. Of course, it was the most star-studded Team USA roster since the 1992 Dream Team, led by future Hall of Famers like LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant, but Kerr was the leader on the bench, and like his four championships with the Warriors, he does not get enough credit.

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However, as it turns out, that gold medal run last summer was Kerr's last tenure as Team USA's head coach.

Team USA finds Kerr's successor

After the Olympics, the expectation was that Kerr would be stepping down as head coach for Team USA. On Thursday, the country learned who would be leading its next men's basketball team.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to be Team USA's next coach.

Just in: USA Basketball is expected to name Erik Spoelstra as the new head coach of the men's national team, sources tell ESPN. Spoelstra succeeds Steve Kerr for the next World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics after serving as a lead assistant on Team USA's 2024 gold medal squad. pic.twitter.com/eApR2LsXeB
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 9, 2025

On Friday, Kerr was asked about Spoelstra being named the next head coach of Team USA, and the Warriors coach had all positive things to say about his successor.

"Spo's incredible. He's a phenomenal coach. Watching him the last two summers and getting to know him up close... I got a first-hand glimpse of what a great coach he is," Kerr said. "Spo is the perfect choice. He's gonna be great."

Asked Warriors’ Steve Kerr on Erik Spoelstra being named head coach for Team USA at the 2028 Olympics:

“Spo’s an incredible, phenomenal coach. Watching him the last two summers, getting to know him up close… Spo was the perfect choice.” pic.twitter.com/aewEGWSi2G
— Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) October 10, 2025

Spoelstra has cemented himself as one of the NBA's top head coaches over the years, so it seemed like it was only a matter of time until he was honored as the head coach of Team USA. Spoelstra is set to become just the fourth different head coach of Team USA since the 2008 Olympics, joining a few legends in Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich, and Mike Krzyzewski.

Of course, it is no surprise that Kerr has immense respect for Spoelstra as, arguably, the two greatest active coaches in the NBA, and it seems like a fitting passing of the torch.

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