“He’s really good for the NBA,” Kerr said prior to Tuesday’s game against the Mavericks. “He’s important for the league — and [that] doesn’t really have anything to do with him coming from Europe. It’s more just what a wonderful basketball player he is. He’s different. He’s got this incredible knack for seeing the floor and being a step ahead. He reminds me a little bit of Larry Bird in that regard. He’s kind of one step ahead in the chess match. But he’s got this James Harden skill set with crossovers and stepbacks. “He’s a brilliant player, so young; he’s going to be one of the cornerstones of this league for a long time. He’s very important to the NBA.”
Steve Kerr Rumors
Wes Goldberg: Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson: “It just feels good to see him out there on the floor, and to see him feel like he’s getting closer… He’s pretty far down the path (to returning).” Said he’s asked both Steph Curry and Klay to be around the team more.
Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr: “This is definitely the dog days, and you feel it even more I think when you’re losing. … It does feel like a grind, so we need to win a game.”
Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr on the WNBA’s gains: “I think that’s great. I read that they got their hotel rooms on the road, which might not seem like a big deal to you, but it took forever for us to get that in the NBA.” Said he had to share a room for the first half of his NBA career.
Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr on whether it surprised him that Marquese Chriss was available on a two-way: “It did. I guess the one thing that maybe hurt him in terms of not being picked up is just the trade deadline. … We’re the beneficiaries of that.”
