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Spoelstra extension sets bar for Steve Kerr deal

The Golden State Warriors didn’t reach an extension with Steve Kerr before the season. The explosion in head coach salaries may make them wish they had.

ESPN Sources: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s contract extension includes the most committed coaching money in history: eight-years, $120-plus million. pic.twitter.com/S7cX4a3gwW

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 10, 2024

Head coach salaries aren’t always public, but Kerr was likely the NBA’s second-highest-paid coach last seaon, with a reported salary of $9.5 million. That came in just behind his old mentor, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.