Intro:

The Golden State Warriors have introduced Steve Kerr as their new coach.

He has signed for five years for around $25 million after rejecting an offer from mentor Phil Jackson to coach the New York Knicks.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors head coach:

"This is something I've thought about for a long time, Bob. I have been in the NBA for 26 years - 15 as a player, eight as a broadcaster, three as a general manager - and the greatest moments of my career has come through team building and being a part of something special. Whether it was going to the final four with my team mates at Arizona, being on championship teams with Phil Jackson and Gregg Poppovich, it was the magic that occurs when a group of players and coaches and an organisation can come together and achieve something that is special and you can't find that any where else. So I've been intrigued by coaching for a long time, I decided to go into television because I was raising young kids. Now they're all in college, they don't even know where I am anymore or what I'm doing, so now is the time where I can create that balance between family and work and do it quite easily. I've been preparing in a lot of ways - attending training camps of people like Hubie Brown and Don Nelson and Gregg Poppovich. I've consulted a lot of coaches in a lot of different sports, I've put together a philosophy and a plan. So I've been preparing for this and I'm well aware that I haven't done it and I'll have a lot to learn and I'm planning on putting in the work to learn as much as I can and to put the people around me to help me be as good as I can."