,  Anthony Slater ,  Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News May 9, 2026, 06:04 PM ET After exactly three weeks of deliberation, Steve Kerr agreed to a two-year contract to return as coach of the Golden State Warriors , reaching terms to continue the partnership into what will be his 13th season and beyond in the position, Dan Eveloff and Rick Smith of Priority Sports told ESPN on Saturday. The deal will keep Kerr as the highest-paid coach in the NBA annually, league sources said. He made $17.5 million last season. Kerr had multiple meetings with controlling owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy in the past two weeks, discussing everything from offensive philosophy to the long-term outlook of the roster to the bigger-picture direction of the franchise and, eventually, the contract terms it would require to bring Kerr back. "It was never going to be about money," one team source said.…