Steve Kerr sees Michael Jordan's fire in Stephen Curry's coaching.

Steve Kerr has coached the Golden State Warriors for more than a decade.

Before that, he played alongside Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls.

He won three championships with Jordan.

He won four more as coach of the Warriors.

So when Kerr compares a player to Jordan, the words carry weight.

Recently, Kerr made that exact comparison about Stephen Curry.

The quote came after a Warriors victory during the early part of the 2026-27 season.

Kerr was asked about coaching Curry and what it feels like to watch him night after night.

His answer went straight to the Jordan years.

"Honestly, it really does remind me of what it was like to play with Michael Jordan back in the day," Kerr said, according to a quote obtained by the Sacramento Bee.

"Every single night you just are amazed, and you marvel at what he's capable of doing no matter what the defense does, but also just the longevity of it."

Kerr did not stop there.

He pointed out how defenses game-plan specifically to stop Curry.

They do the same thing they once did to Jordan.

"To see night after night, defenses doing everything possible to slow Steph down like they did with Michael," Kerr said.

He then listed the qualities that link the two superstars.

"Yet the love for the game, the competitiveness, the passion, the desire to put on a show for the fans — there are such great comparisons to be made there."

Curry has given Kerr plenty of reasons to feel that way.

Through six games this season, Curry is averaging 30 points per game.

He is also averaging 4.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds.

His shooting splits are 46.8 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range.

He is doing all of this in just 28 minutes per game.

One of his best performances came against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In that game, Curry scored 44 points.

He added eight rebounds and six assists.

He knocked down six three-pointers.

He followed that with a 31-point outing in the NBA Cup opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In that game, he also had six assists, four rebounds, one block and one steal.

He made eight three-pointers.

Curry is 37 years old.

He is in his 17th NBA season.

Most players at that stage of their careers are slowing down.

Curry is not.

Kerr's comparison to Jordan is not just about skill.

It is about the way both players responded to constant defensive attention.

Jordan faced the Jordan Rules from the Detroit Pistons.

Those rules involved double-teams, hard fouls and physical intimidation.

Curry faces similar treatment from modern defenses.

Teams trap him beyond the three-point line.

They send two defenders at him before he can set a screen.

They try to force the ball out of his hands.

None of it has stopped him.

Kerr has seen both up close.

He played with Jordan during the Bulls' second three-peat from 1996 to 1998.

He saw Jordan's work ethic firsthand.

He saw the way Jordan demanded excellence from everyone around him.

He is seeing the same thing now with Curry.

The difference is that Kerr is no longer a teammate.

He is the coach.

That gives him a different perspective.

As a player, he could focus on his own role.

As a coach, he watches everything.

He watches how Curry prepares.

He watches how Curry reacts to losses.

He watches how Curry elevates the players around him.

All of it reminds him of Jordan.

The comparison also speaks to Curry's longevity.

Jordan won his sixth championship at age 35.

He retired for the second time at 40.

Curry is 37 and still playing at an elite level.

He won his fourth championship in 2022.

He was named Finals MVP that year.

He shows no signs of decline.

Kerr mentioned the longevity specifically.

"The longevity of it" was one of the first things he brought up.

He marveled at how Curry continues to perform at a high level year after year.

That is rare in any sport.

It is especially rare in the NBA.

The Warriors are currently on a five-game win streak.

Curry is the engine driving that success.

Kerr's comments came during that streak.

They were not made in a vacuum.

They were a reflection of what Kerr sees every day.

The comparison to Jordan is not new for Curry.

People have been comparing the two for years.

But coming from Kerr, it carries extra weight.

Kerr is one of the few people who have played with both.

He is also one of the few who have coached one of them.

He knows what greatness looks like from both sides.

He is saying that Curry belongs in the same conversation as Jordan.

That is not a small statement.

Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time.

Curry is considered the greatest shooter of all time.

Kerr is saying the gap between them is smaller than people think.

At least in terms of competitiveness and passion.

The quote also reveals something about Kerr himself.

He is still amazed by greatness.

After all these years, after all the championships, he still watches Curry and feels the same wonder he felt watching Jordan.

That is a rare thing for a coach.

Most coaches become jaded over time.

Kerr has not.

He still appreciates what he is witnessing.

He still wants to put it into words.

That is why he made the comparison.

He wanted people to understand what it feels like to be in the building.

He wanted them to know that Curry's greatness is not just statistical.

It is visceral.

It is the kind of thing you have to see in person to fully understand.

Kerr has seen it from both Jordan and Curry.