Steve Kerr thanked Steve Nash for his work at the Golden State Warriors as he took up his first head coach role with the Brooklyn Nets.
Nash, a two-time MVP and Hall of Fame point guard as a player, had resisted the urge to move into full-time coaching until signing with the Nets on Thursday.
Prior to that, the 46-year-old was a consultant for the Warriors, coached by friend Kerr, for five seasons.
Golden State won two titles and made the Finals on four straight occasions in this stint before injuries ravaged their 2019-20 campaign.
Following news of Nash's new role in Brooklyn, Kerr took to Twitter to express his appreciation for the departing great and predict a promising future as a coach.
"Congratulations to @SteveNash and thank you for all your work over the years with the @warriors," Kerr wrote in a post that was shared by the Warriors.
"You are going to crush it in Brooklyn! @BrooklynNets."
Congratulations to @SteveNash and thank you for all your work over the years with the @warriors . You are going to crush it in Brooklyn! @BrooklynNets
— Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) September 3, 2020
Nash will again link up with Kevin Durant, a star of Kerr's Golden State team, as the 31-year-old prepares to return to action for the first time since the 2019 Finals.
Durant was injured as the Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors and then departed for the Nets in free agency.
