Steve Kerr: Multiple Reasons Warriors Will Be Even Better in 2017-18

Steve Kerr sees the frenzied activity around the NBA in recent weeks and concedes some of it likely is a response to the superiority of the Warriors while rolling to their second championship in three seasons.

So, of course, the league will be happy to hear the coach issue a warning.

"We're going to be better, for sure," Kerr said in a weekend phone interview with NBCSportsBayArea.com.

Better than the team that posted a 67-15 record in the regular season before concluding a 16-1 postseason that stands as the best postseason record in history.

Kerr cites the core of the roster remaining intact, the second season with Finals MVP Kevin Durant as a Warrior and the increased firepower off the bench with the additions of Nick Young and Omri Casspi.

"If you look at last year's roster, the one thing that was lacking was (3-point) shooting off the bench," Kerr said. "Ian (Clark) did a great job. He was kind of prominent shooter off the bench. We have other guys who could score, but their main role is to do other things for us.

"But in terms of having designated shooters, we were able to add two really, really high-quality guys. Both are 6-7, 6-8, so they can switch and guard multiple positions. They're both really good fits."

The Warriors last season ranked 29th -- in a 30-team league -- in 3-pointers made off the bench. Young, a career 37.6-percent shooter from deep, is coming off a season in which he shot 40.4 percent. Casspi is shooting 36.7 percent beyond the arc for his career, and shot 34.9 percent last season while limited to 36 games due to injuries.

Young and Casspi join a team that generally was considered the best in the NBA, and that was before the Warriors bossed through a postseason that ended with a five-game destruction of the defending champion Cavaliers.

Within days of the championship parade in Oakland, teams were making moves designed to fortify their rosters, most notably with Chris Paul going to Houston, Jimmy Butler to Minnesota, Paul George to Oklahoma City and Gordon Hayward to Boston. Carmelo Anthony finally is ready to flee the Knicks and Kyrie Irving wants out of Cleveland.

And, yes, there is good reason to believe all this All-Star movement is connected to the dominance displayed by the Warriors.

"I guess some of it," Kerr said. "When you think about certain teams, and what they're doing, you could attribute it to that. But on the other hand, everybody is just trying to get better. That's what they should be doing. I don't think it's that earth-shattering.

"So I wouldn't say that everything is attributed to us, because every team is in its own little world, with their own set of circumstances whatever that is. Everyone has to do what is best for them."

More from Kerr:

On Lakers coach Luke Walton providing a scouting report on ‘Swagy P' -- "He just said he was great last year, fun to be around, a great teammate and he thought he would thrive with our veteran group. He also said he was much better defensively last year than people realized. That's what we're going to ask of him next year. He's got to be really good defensively. We know he can shoot."

On his health -- "I'm in good hands. I'm seeing all the right people. I'm feeling pretty good. I'm getting a little better, so we'll see where it all goes. I'm having a good summer, getting in the ocean a lot and enjoying myself."

On the possibility of a White House visit, which NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes champions should make -- "We haven't had any discussion about it. So we'll just see if the invitation comes. And we won't hold our breath."

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