Bob Myers, 48, steps down as Warriors president and GM after Bay wins four titles and two NBA Executive of the Year honors: ‘It’s just about time’
- Myers steps down as president and GM, saying he has no firm plans
- The former UCLA forward and player agent won four titles with the Warriors
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Bob Myers is stepping down as president and general manager of the Golden State Warriors, he told ESPN.
“It’s just time,” said the 48-year-old.
Myers has been the architect of the Warriors’ four titles since 2015 and has won NBA Executive of the Year twice.
The 6-foot-7 former UCLA forward previously worked as an NBA player agent, representing Brook Lopez, among others, before joining Golden State in 2011.
Myers did not immediately respond to the DailyMail.com text message asking for confirmation.
Myers steps down as president and general manager of the Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry (near right) has won four titles with Bob Myers at the helm of the Warriors
Myers’ contract expires at the end of June, and according to ESPN, he has turned down offers from Warriors owners that would have made him one of the league’s highest-paid managers.
He plans to discuss the future with reporters at a press conference at 4 p.m. EST on Tuesday in San Francisco.
Myers actually grew up in the Bay Area rooting for the Warriors before joining UCLA.
After winning a national championship under Jim Harrick in 1995 and graduating in 1997, Myers interned with famed sports agent Arn Tellem while attending law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Myers would work as an agent for 15 years, representing Brandon Roy and Tyreke Evans, while negotiating contracts worth more than $575 million.
But in 2011, he got an offer he couldn’t refuse: The Warriors wanted to make him assistant GM in view of replacing former manager Larry Riley shortly thereafter.
Myers inherited a team that already had a backcourt with two stars in the making in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, but quickly added key players like Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli to the draft.
He replaced head coach Mark Jackson with Steve Kerr, traded for Andre Iguodala and added Shaun Livingston to help Golden State ready for the 2015 title while winning its first Executive of the Year award.
Myers and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr speak during a 2022 workout
Myers was a UCLA forward (right) before becoming a player agent and NBA team manager
As a caretaker manager, Myers (left) represented players such as Brandon Roy (right) and Brook Lopez
Myers would win the honor again in 2017 after signing Kevin Durant, David West, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee to a team that would go on to win two more titles before another rebuild.
Even as age and injuries prevented the Warriors from reaching the postseason in 2020 and 2021, Myers still found a way to reload in 2022 by adding Andrew Wiggins to a team that would eventually win another title.
The 2023 Warriors season ended in the conference semifinals with a loss to the rival Lakers.
During his tenure with the Warriors, Myers and his wife became visible residents of the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, where the couple lives with their three daughters. Myers’ house is known by locals for its elaborate Halloween shows, and he even rented a taco truck for a year to help feed hungry neighbors while they went trick-or-treating with their kids.