The Golden State Warriors met with Steve Kerr before his assignment broadcasting Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in Oklahoma City for TNT.
Sources said that the Warriors, after initially believing they had no shot at Kerr because he was "too deep" into his negotiations with the New York Knicks, are pressing him as hard as they can to try to change his mind.
The Knicks remain strong favorites to reach a deal with Kerr.
The Warriors lost out on Stan Van Gundy on Tuesday following his decision to take a job with the Detroit Pistons.
"Unless something changes," said the source, "[Kerr's] relationship with [Phil] Jackson is a very big part of this. And that's the way it looks like it will go."
Among the candidates Golden State is expected to consider if it can't land Kerr are coaching veterans Lionel Hollins and George Karl.