Like Steve Kerr, a big reason for the success of Bob Myers comes from his emotional intelligence. 

The culture Myers and Kerr created for the Golden State Warriors played a big role in attracting Kevin Durant in free agency.

“He doesn’t walk around like he’s the leader. We know he makes the big decisions but we work together, all of us, him and Steve especially. If you see Bob walking with a group of Warriors employees, you wouldn’t know he’s Bob Myers, the president of the team. He just fits in with everybody,” Durant said. “We talk so much about great leaders being just ahead of the pack most of the time but sometimes that doesn’t have to be your personality. It could be encouraging, working with others, learning and listening. All those traits he has, and I think that’s why he’s ahead of the pack.

“That’s what drew me here.”

“He understands how important it is for him to be aware of everything that’s going on, how everybody’s feeling,” Stephen Curry said. “It’s a tough job, for sure, to have to balance, manage, all these different personalities and the ups and downs of the season. He’s bridged the gap between upstairs and downstairs. All that responsibility, it all pays out when we all succeed, and a lot of that goes to what Bob does on a day-to-day basis. ... He finds a way to be personable, to be connected to every single person in our organization. And it’s very genuine. That goes a long way.”