OAKLAND — The day after the Warriors’ title parade last Thursday, Steve Kerr flew to San Diego, dropped his bags, headed for the beach and jumped in the ocean.

“That was my initial thought,” Kerr said. “Get some salt water and some sand. Felt pretty good. Salt water therapy.”

This is a crucial summer for Kerr. After battling chronic headaches and pain the past two years after a back surgery gone bad — forcing him to step away from the team twice, including for nearly two months this past postseason — he’s now in search of a more permanent answer for what ails him.

Kerr wouldn’t get into specific details, but said he will be traveling the country, maybe even the world, over the next few weeks to pursue potential leads.

“There’s a lot of different thoughts as to ways I can see some improvement,” Kerr said. “So I’m going to see various people and try to get some traction early in the summer. The good news is I did feel a lot better when I came back from where I was six weeks ago. I do feel like I’m making some strides. But I definitely want to gain some momentum early in the summer and build on that momentum to be feeling a lot better soon.”

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Kerr has already said he will coach the Warriors next season. And though his health is top priority at the start of this summer, he said he will travel to Las Vegas for summer league next month and will remain in the loop for both draft night, this coming Thursday, and free agency, which starts July 1st.

“Anything free agency wise, I’ll be ready to make any phone calls Bob needs me to make,” Kerr said. “Me and Bob will be talking every day once that starts. I’ll be by Bob’s side and ready to help him out any way I can.”