Australian NBA star Andrew Bogut has credited new Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr with turning around his career.

Bogut has almost averaged a double-double in Golden State's first 10 games this season with 8.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, a career-best three assists and 1.8 blocks.

Tip-off: Warriors centre Andrew Bogut and Lakers big man Jordan Hill compete for the ball.. Credit:AFP

In that period, the red-hot Warriors have won eight matches to emerge as an early contender for the NBA title.

While the former No.1 draft pick said he was feeling the best he had for a long time, after a raft of serious injuries forced him to sit out more than 200 games across his 10-year career, he said being granted a licence to play a more attacking role was the main reason behind his outstanding start to the 2014-15 campaign.