Steve Kerr: ‘The Most Impressive Thing With Our Guys…'

It's been a pretty good run for the Warriors over the last three seasons:

- 2014-15 = 67-15, NBA champions
- 2015-16 = 73-9, NBA runner-up
- 2016-17 = 67-15, NBA champions

And Steve Kerr is on record saying that his team will be even better in 2017-18.

The Warriors' head coach recently sat down with Scott Ostler of The San Francisco Chronicle and explained why he isn't concerned about the upcoming campaign.

"Ultimately, we're in a great spot. Our guys are happy, they're doing their thing. There's no need for much drama. The most impressive thing with our guys is, people talk about Pat Riley's book and what he calls ‘the disease of me,' where you win a championship and all of a sudden, everyone wants a bigger role, more money, whatever.

"I think that is sort of human nature, to want more. But our guys I think, have a genuine awareness that they're getting all that through winning. More is coming their way individually as a result of the team's success.

"It takes a really mature perspective to feel that way."

Nothing exemplifies Kerr's thoughts more than Kevin Durant's financial sacrifice.

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He could have earned about $34.7 million yet agreed to a $25 million salary for next season to help the Warriors retain Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.

Golden State replaced Ian Clark, James Michael McAdoo and Matt Barnes with Nick Young, Omri Casspi and Jordan Bell.

Otherwise, everybody else is back.

"We have a lot of momentum, and our guys have a comfort level, and obviously, we're loaded with talent," Kerr told The Chronicle. "It's fun to think about the season, think about where we can get better, players we can add. That's what I spend a lot of my time down here doing, just thinking about what's next for us.

"But I don't worry at all about us being successful; I don't worry about anybody's ego getting in the way."

Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller

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