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Adrian Wojnarowski
By Adrian Wojnarowski
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TNT commentator and former Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs guard Steve Kerr broadcasts courtside for Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. Kerr said Sunday he spoke with New York Knicks President Phil Jackson twice over the weekend and that they will continue discussing his potential of becoming coach of the team
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TNT commentator and former Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs guard Steve Kerr broadcasts courtside for Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. Kerr said Sunday he spoke with New York Knicks President Phil Jackson twice over the weekend and that they will continue discussing his potential of becoming coach of the team. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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After resisting for weeks, the New York Knicks offered Steve Kerr a fourth guaranteed season on a proposed contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

The Knicks had been holding firm on three guaranteed years and a team option for a fourth until consenting to the Kerr's wishes late Tuesday, league sources said.

Within the Knicks organization, there was a sense a deal with Kerr wouldn't get done until the team met that concession. For a franchise that has long shown little inhibition in delivering lucrative management and coaching contracts, this seems to be a far more restrained negotiation process on New York's part.

Several other teams pursuing Kerr – including Golden State – had already met that condition in contract length, front-office sources said.

Kerr has narrowed his coaching choices to the Knicks and Golden State Warriors, and a decision is expected soon. Executives involved in the process insist there's no bidding war in play, and that Kerr has simply been weighing the two stark differences in the job: a contender in his California home; and a rebuilding project with his old coach, Knicks president Phil Jackson, at Madison Square Garden.

The Warriors management group lost out on Stan Van Gundy to a $35 million deal to run the Detroit Pistons, and flew to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to meet with Kerr. The Warriors left more convinced of Kerr's readiness to coach the franchise, league sources said, and Kerr had a chance to further familiarize himself with the entire Warriors front office.

Still, Kerr's relationship with Jackson is the strongest bond in the process, and New York has had a significant head start in recruiting Kerr to Madison Square Garden. Kerr, 48, is expected to implement Jackson's famed triangle offense with the Knicks and construct a roster through a shared vision.

Kerr was general manager of the Phoenix Suns for three years before returning to television in 2011.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/knicks-improve-offer-to-steve-kerr-with-fourth-guaranteed-season-213134172.html

I would just give him 5 to coincide will Phil's deal and call it a day. Getting sick of talking about it

gunsnewing wrote:I thought he was getting 5? Oh wait that was the media running with what kerr's agent's pitch

I would just give him 5 to coincide will Phil's deal and call it a day. Getting sick of talking about it

Papabear Says

Hell no!! Give him something to work for. Who is the man Phil or Kerr? Screw him and let Phil bring in some one else. Let's see how he does in GS.

knickscity wrote:

Papabear wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:I thought he was getting 5? Oh wait that was the media running with what kerr's agent's pitch

I would just give him 5 to coincide will Phil's deal and call it a day. Getting sick of talking about it

Papabear Says

Hell no!! Give him something to work for. Who is the man Phil or Kerr? Screw him and let Phil bring in some one else. Let's see how he does in GS.

I would think Kerr is gonna be working with Phil to hopefully bring a title to NY after a very long time.

That's enough work right there.

Papabear Says

OH yea? With what players in the next 3 years? They will come because of Phil? Steve Kerr? Come on Phil is 70 years old and you better pray that he has the mind set and energy to do the job. Remember a GM's job is different than a coaches job. Phil had good GM.s to get him what he needed. That does not mean he can do the same.

knickscity wrote:Get this done. Interesting tandem as well...the rookie coached mentored by the best the game has had, and the prez with no experience in that role being helped by rookie coach who does have experience.

knickscity--do you think Melo stays or goes?

guess we gotta wait for Fisher now