Warriors’ Bob Myers, architect of four NBA championships, steps down


The Golden State Warriors will have a new general manager constructing a roster that has won four NBA championships in the last nine years. 

Bob Myers, general manager and president of Golden State the past 12 years, will step down from his role, the Warriors announced Tuesday. 

Bob Myers and Steve Kerr walk into the arena

Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors and president of basketball operations Bob Myers arrive to the arena prior to Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals June 16, 2022, at TD Garden in Boston.  (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

“It’s just time,” Myers told ESPN. 

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His future with the organization has been up in the air for the past year as his contract is set to expire in late June. 

Stephen Curry and Bob Myers hug

Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors hugs general manager Bob Myers after the Warriors defeated the Kings 120-100 in Game 7 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs at Golden 1 Center April 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Golden State lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, kicking off an offseason with many questions. 

The first was Myers’ future. Myers reportedly declined multiple offers from the organization that would have made him one of the league’s top-earning executives. 

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Then there is the roster, which has Draymond Green entering a player option year and Klay Thompson in the last year of his deal. 

Bob Myers soeaks with James Goldstein

NBA superfan James Goldstein talks to general manager Bob Myers of the Golden State Warriors during Game 4 of the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs April 24, 2022, at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.   (Young/NBAE via Getty Images)

Both players are looking for extensions. 

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Golden State has gone on one of the great runs in NBA history with Myers calling the shots, playing in six NBA Finals since the 2015 season. 

Myers told ESPN he is unsure of his professional future. 

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