The Golden State Warriors appeared set to broaden their search beyond Stan Van Gundy and Steve Kerr, but they were able to surprisingly secure a five-year, $25 million deal with Kerr on Wednesday evening.

Joe Lacob spoke with Sam Amick about the decision.

"Look, we did pretty well with Mark Jackson," Lacob said. "In the end, it wasn't working out, which only we can probably totally appreciate on the inside. No one is ever going to understand it. I get that (people) see the win total, and they think that's all that matters. But we have an organization that's 200 people, and everyone has to get along and work together and that's just the way it worked out. …We went out and we wanted to find the best guy to lead this team to the next level.

"Yes, it's true, (Kerr) has not coached before. But this is what management is all about. You have to be able to pick people, and he is incredibly prepared…Every detail you can imagine. He knew our roster in and out. He had assistant coaches he wanted to go after. It was like a tour de force. Look, at the end of the day I know he knows a lot about basketball. We're taking a little bit of a risk on his coaching ability, but we did that with Mark and it worked. So it's just about finding the right fit for the organization and a guy who has extremely high potential, is a hard worker and is very prepared. That's what we have got."

Lacob, Bob Myers, Travis Schlenk and Kirk Lacob met with Van Gundy in Orlando on Monday night. Van Gundy expressed his desire to have roster control.

"We did not make (Van Gundy) an offer; he already had a big offer," Lacob said. "But we met him, and it was theoretically still open. And then we got wind when we were there that maybe there was an opening on the Kerr front, and so — you know — we fired up the jet, used the jet fuel and got him."

The group then traveled to Oklahoma City to meet with Kerr and they were extremely impressed by their discussions.

Lacob insists Stephen Curry is in support of the move.

"(Curry) is extremely supportive," Lacob said "That's all I can tell you. We got Steve Kerr because of our players. We have great players, great character individuals. They all want to win, and I can just tell you that they're very supportive."