Is There a Scenario Where Bob Myers Could Leave Warriors? ‘It Would Be…'

OAKLAND -- When the Boston Red Sox waved a $12.5 million offer in front of Billy Beane back in 2002, there were moments when the A's architect and "Moneyball" protagonist considered moving to Massachusetts.

Citing family and quality of life, Beane ultimately stayed in Oakland and was rewarded with a small percentage of the team.

Should the day come when an NBA owner reaches out to Warriors general manager Bob Myers, it might be even tougher to pry him out of the Bay Area.

A guest on the NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors Insider Podcast this week, Myers was asked if he's wondered what it would take for him to work for another team.

"It's not really a money thing. It's too hard to think of . . . to get to be the general manager of the team you grew up around is kind of surreal," he said. "It's hard to make sense of. In some ways it's amazing and all the positive adjectives you can find. But in other ways it's kind of consuming. You feel like it's too much.

"So leaving wouldn't be because I didn't like the job. It would be that it meant too much. Sometimes in life . . . you've got to still keep your balance."

There isn't a lot of balance these days. Myers sweats the details, the games and the negotiations. He's a 6-foot-7 tower of worry even as the Warriors have gone to three consecutive NBA Finals, winning two, in becoming an American sensation and global phenomenon.

If the East Bay native should feel the itch, there would be no shortage of teams seeking his services. The Lakers reportedly were interested until 13 months ago, when Myers received a promotion to president of basketball operations that came with a pay raise and a contract extension believed to go through 2019-20.

"Happiness means a lot," Myers said. "And that's what I think about every day. Am I fulfilled? Am I happy? I think about my family. I think about my kids. And maybe some things that have happened to me and my wife and her family that have made me think a little differently."

To be sure, Myers was profoundly affected by the September 2016 sudden death of his friend and brother-in-law Scott Dinsmore during a mountain-climbing accident. His sense of family was immediately fortified.

It appears burnout might be the biggest threat to Myers running the Warriors for as long as CEO Joe Lacob allows.

"The challenge would be like, ‘Can I give this team what it deserves in the role that I'm in, and give this community and fan base what they deserve and sustain that?' " Myers said. "Now I can. I love it. And I think I can keep doing it for a long time, hopefully."

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