Recently, Coach Cole of the Warriors recently gave an interview to Bay Area NBC, talking about his coaching career in the Warriors. He said that maybe two years later, he would say goodbye to the warriors with dignity.
Cole said: "But I know that all roads will come to an end. Maybe it will be two years later when my contract ends. Maybe it will be time for me to leave. Or maybe it will be time for the Warriors to find new blood and change the direction of the team. At that time, I and the Warriors will understand that it is time. But I can tell you for sure that it will be a friendly and elegant departure. "
As early as the end of February this year, Woj, an ESPN celebrity, reported that Cole agreed to extend his contract with Warriors in advance with a two-year contract of 35 million dollars. His annual salary of $17.5 million makes him the highest paid NBA head coach. Some fans may say that Popovich's contract is larger, but Popovich is not pure enough. In addition to his job as coach, he also has the president of basketball affairs of the Spurs.
It is reported that Cole has been the coach of the Warriors since the summer of 2014. This season is his 10th season. In the first nine seasons, he led the Warriors to six finals and four championships; In addition to the five championships in the player era, Cole holds nine championship rings.
After Cole renewed his contract, his contract is the same as that of Curry. As a result, Cole's contract will expire with that of Curry, who may retire together at that time.
Cole was born in September 1965 and graduated from the University of Arizona. Cole is 191 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. He is a shooting guard. He joined the NBA draft in 1988 and was selected by the Sun in the 25th place in the second round. Later, he played for the Suns, Cavaliers, Magic, Bulls, Spurs and Trailblazers. In 1996-98, he followed the Bulls to win three consecutive championships. Won the championship with the Spurs in 1999 and 2003.
Cole is a very excellent scorer, with a three-point shooting rate of 45.4%, ranking first in NBA history. After retirement, Cole first chose to become a commentator of TNT, and then joined Sun in 2007 as a temporary general manager. In 2014, he became the head coach of the Warriors.
On April 14, 2016, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 125-104 at home, winning 73 games in a single season, surpassing the record of 72 wins set by Chicago Bulls in 1995-96. In addition, Curry hit 402 3-pointers in a single season, which is the first in the history of the season. Cole has since become the only person who has won 72 (or more) games in a single season twice.
On May 15 this year, the American Association of Professional Basketball Writers officially announced that the Warrior coach Cole won the Rudy Tomjanovich Award for the 2023-24 season. The Rudy Tomjanovich Award is intended to recognize the cooperation between NBA coaches, media and fans, as well as their outstanding performance on the court. Cole had previously won the award in 2015 and 2018, which was his third time to win the award, and he became the first three time winner of the award in the history.
In 2016, Steve Cole was elected the best coach in the league with 73 wins in a single season.
As early as in the San Antonio Spurs, Cole played for the famous coach Popovich and learned some coaching experience, which laid the foundation for his future coaching career. In the Warriors' coaching, his five tactics of death were learned by many teams. He and Curry made mutual achievements. Among the 15 coaches announced on the 75th anniversary of the NBA, Cole is one of them.
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