Warriors president-general manager Bob Myers steps down

Golden State’s Bob Myers, a two-time govt of the yr and architect of 4 NBA championships with the Warriors, is stepping down because the franchise’s president and basic supervisor, he advised ESPN on Tuesday.

“It is simply time,” Myers advised ESPN. Myers, whose contract expires in late June, declined possession gives on a brand new deal that might’ve paid him among the many league’s top-earning executives, he stated. Myers described the decision-making course of that led him to depart the franchise after 12 years as together with a number of elements past cash.

Myers, 48, stated he is not sure of his future skilled pathway, however ought to he sometime resolve to return to the crew aspect, he is anticipated to change into the one of the pursued executives in fashionable North American skilled sports activities historical past.

Myers’ mix of management, expertise analysis and the respect that he instructions at each stage of the business — possession, entrance workplace, coaches, gamers and brokers — makes him a uniquely interesting a part of a possible possession group or entrance workplace.

Myers is ready to talk at a information convention scheduled for 4 p.m. ET Tuesday in San Francisco.

In his dozen years with the Warriors, Myers, who grew up within the Bay Space as a fan of the franchise and went on to play basketball at UCLA, constructed a Corridor of Fame résumé. He loved sturdy working and private relationships with the important thing members of the Warriors’ dynasty — Stephen Curry, Draymond Inexperienced, Klay Thompson and coach Steve Kerr. He let every of them know in current days that there was an actual risk of him stepping away from the job, sources stated.

With Myers’ departure, Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob is predicted to hunt extra distinguished roles for his son, Kirk, an govt vp of basketball operations, and VP of basketball operations Mike Dunleavy Jr.

The Warriors are approaching a tough crossroads with a payroll and luxurious tax that might method a historic $500 million in 2023-2024 with out arduous selections made on the way forward for key gamers, together with Inexperienced and Thompson.

Inexperienced has a participant possibility on his 2023-2024 contract, and Thompson is getting into the ultimate yr of his deal. Each gamers are eager for profitable extensions to stay with the Warriors.

The Warriors had gained 4 titles previously eight years earlier than dropping to the Los Angeles Lakers within the Western Convention semifinals this spring. The Warriors reached the NBA Finals six instances in Myers’ 11 seasons as GM, dropping to Toronto (2019) and Cleveland (2016). Myers oversaw the Warriors’ pursuit of Kevin Durant, who arrived as a free agent in 2016 and was a part of two titles with the Warriors earlier than tearing an Achilles within the 2019 NBA Finals.

Myers was employed as an assistant GM in 2011 and promoted to GM in 2012, and outdoors of Curry’s arrival predating his personal, has overseen the drafts, trades and signings which have sculpted one of many league’s fashionable dynasties. Myers was a distinguished participant agent previous to becoming a member of the Warriors’ entrance workplace in 2011.