Besides the veteran stars who will most likely not return to the national team such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, the US will most likely part ways with head coach Steve Kerr.

The 2024 Paris Olympics marked many milestones for the US 5×5 men’s basketball team. They won their fifth consecutive gold medal, extending their dominance of the Olympics since 2008.

Besides the brilliance of stars like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the success of the US team also comes thanks to head coach Steve Kerr.
Coach Steve Kerr successfully steered the US team to the 2024 Olympic gold medal
Taking on the responsibility of leading the US team at the end of 2021, Steve Kerr had a bad start with a blank record at the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023.

But everything was forgotten when the American basketball team stepped onto the highest podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They defeated a series of formidable opponents such as Serbia and host France to win the gold medal.

The celebration didn’t last long, the US team received the first bad news after the Olympics. Coach Steve Kerr will most likely not be with the US team as captain anymore.
Besides the veteran stars who will most likely not return to the national team such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, the US will most likely part ways with coach Steve Kerr.

Several names have been considered, most notably Erik Spoelstra. He was an assistant to Steve Kerr with the US team at the recent Olympics and is the head coach of the Miami Heat in the NBA. 

Another prominent candidate is Dan Hurley, a legendary coach at the NCAA level and currently coaching at the University of Connecticut – UConn.

Under coach Steve Kerr, the US team only finished 4th in its first official tournament, the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup. It was the first time the US lost 3 games in a major tournament, a poor performance that contributed to the creation of a “revenge squad” at this Paris Olympics.