Former general manager and president of basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors, Bob Myers, recently appeared on a podcast, discussing the end of his tenure with the franchise and the personal factors that affected his decision to leave. Myers began as the team's general manager in April of 2012 and held the position until the end of the 2022-23 season, being promoted to president of basketball operations within that span.
Myers was in many ways the catalyst to Golden State's success, drafting the core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. With Myers at the helm, the Warriors won the Western Conference six times and collected four NBA championships. After a brief break, Myers took a role with the Philadelphia 76ers this
spring.
Discussing his decision to leave the Warriors with NBA Hall of Famers Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, Myers said, "Had I stayed in Golden State, it might have (become personal). Like if I had to move off of Klay (Thompson), I might have had a hard time with that. If I had been there and I had to do something with Draymond (Green) or Steph (Curry) or something like that, that would have been personal because of what we went through together."
"When you win multiple championships with people that played and gave everything and changed my life personally, not the organization's, mine, how can I not let that affect me?"
After Myers' departure, Golden State's trio of Thompson, Curry and Green split up following the 2023-24 season, with Thompson departing to join the Dallas Mavericks. Since then, Curry, Green and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr have remained together despite nearing the end of their respective careers.
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This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Bob Myers reveals what factors affected his decision to leave Golden State
