Steve Kerr’s ‘unbelievable’ look at Erik Spoelstra as new USA coach

MIAMI – Ace Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra will be the new coach of the USA men’s basketball team, succeeded the Golden State Warriors Steve Kerrwinning a gold medal at last year’s Olympics in Paris, France. Doc The Heat’s Spoelstra is next in line to lead the USA to further successKerr would explain how the Miami coach is perfect for the job.

As the Heat and Warriors square off on Wednesday night, both will be talking about their relationship, especially since Spoelstra was an assistant coach under Kerr at Team USA. When Kerr was asked before Wednesday’s game what he would say to Spoelstra about the move, he believes there isn’t much to say since the longtime Miami coach is “amazing,” even saying that “one of the great coaches of all time.”

“I don’t have to tell him anything,” Kerr said. “Spo is an amazing coach, and you know, he’s been with USA Basketball for a couple of years in the World Cup and the Olympics, so he knows what it’s all about. He has a great relationship with Chuck Ford and Grant Hill. So he was a great fit.”

“He’s one of the greatest coaches of all time,” Kerr continued. “Great awareness of what FIBA ​​is, the difference between coaching a team for seven weeks and coaching one for nine months, all those things. He just has his finger on the pulse of it all. He’s going to be great.”

Steve Kerr believes he doesn’t have to tell Erik Spoelstra anything about being the head coach of Team USA because he’s “one of the best coaches of all time.”

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The Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on his experience with Steve Kerr on Team USA

The Heat head coach Spoelstra said that working in the US is an honor in life in the past, but there is undoubtedly pressure in leading the country after highly successful coaches previously held the mantle, such as Kerr, Gregg Popovich, Mike Krzyzewski and others. Even being on staff as an assistant was an experience he will never forget, entering into what he saw by Kerr during that time.

“I’m so incredibly grateful to have had that opportunity to be on his staff,” Spoelstra said. “The last two summers, the whole staff, we had such an amazing time. It was the experience of a lifetime. We all grew from it.”

“But I’ve been so impressed with Steve (Kerr), just in terms of how he’s been able to manage everything,” Spoelstra continued. “I mean, we all know there was a lot of pressure, and I think that’s part of his genius, he did it beautifully, just making the team, one, handle all the expectations, and then making the team go at the right time, and then being able to deal with adversity like we did. . . . That experience would be something I’ll never forget. The staff, we still have time to talk during the season.”

Erik Spoelstra says he hasn’t talked to Steve Kerr in depth yet about being the new Team USA HC. I would go into what an amazing experience it was to be an assistant with Kerr. #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/keEcKSIkAnf

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) November 19, 2025

Either way, it will be an exciting time for Spoelstra when he becomes the coach of Team USA, but before that, there is the heat to focus on, as after Wednesday’s contest against Golden State, the team will play the Chicago Bulls on Friday.