Steve Kerr will be remaining in The Bay for the near future. Kerr agreed to a two-year deal to remain as head coach of the Warriors, ESPN reported Saturday . The exact amount of the contract has yet to be disclosed, with league officials telling ESPN that the deal will keep Kerr as the highest-paid coach in the NBA annually. Head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of the Warriors loss to the Suns in an NBA play-in game at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 17, 2026 in Phoenix. Getty Images Last season, Kerr made $17.5 million. The contract came after three weeks of deliberations between Kerr and Golden State controlling owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy, in which they discussed the long-term outlook of the franchise. “It was never going to be about money,” one team source said, according to ESPN. “We had to make the best basketball decision.” It was a general consensus within the franchise that Kerr was going to stay with the Warriors since earlier this week.…