Bob Myers

Warriors general manager Bob Myers joined KNBR’s Gary & Larry Friday morning. He reflected on the difficulty of Golden State’s playoff run without Stephen Curry.

On Friday afternoon, general manager Bob Myers joined Tolbert & Lund and praised head coach Steve Kerr’s ability to manage the superstar personalities on the Golden State Warriors.

Bob Myers likes talking. Sometimes it’s just for for five minutes at a time. Sometimes longer.

To view a potential White House visit through the lens the Warriors do is to see that an issue that could easily be perceived as black and white –or better yet, blue vs. red– is anything but. Their criticism is not politically motivated, because equality doesn’t take sides.

Throughout the day, general manager Bob Myers, head coach Steve Kerr, and nearly all of the Warriors’ players were asked about a potential visit to the White House to celebrate the team’s 2017 NBA Championship.

After going 16-1 in the postseason en route to a second NBA title in three years, the Warriors entered the 2017 offseason with a number of question marks. More than half of their team was about to hit free agency, including both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, and important veteran role pieces Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston in limbo.

Coming off of their second championship in three years the Warriors have had a busy offseason. So far they have signed Steph Curry to a 5 year super max deal as well as signing incumbent free agents Andre Igoudala and Shaun Livingston and a host of others. This year proves to be much more expensive than last, but the team has arguably gotten even better.

Myers himself deserves a ton of credit for helping foster this atmosphere where players are willing to sacrifice cash. Whatever he’s saying in these private meetings is working. The former agent has become as integral to the Warriors’ success as Durant, Steve Kerr, Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.

This is Myers’ talent: each player on the roster is stimulated by different messaging, different communication. Myers has learned individual personalities enough to know what they — and their agent– want to hear.

Bob Myers had a fairly successful offseason last summer. Seems like signing Kevin Durant is enough to get you named Executive of the Year. Myers, a no-brainer for the award, earned that honor Monday night.