Scott Howard-Cooper had it all set up.

The veteran Sacramento journalist was prepared to write a book about the Golden State Warriors’ fourth NBA championship in five years in 2019.

“We were screwed,” Howard-Cooper says. “Nobody wanted to read a Warriors book coming off a loss.”

Howard-Cooper’s literary agent, Tim Hays, had another idea.

“He encouraged me to write a book on (Warriors coach) Steve Kerr,” Howard-Cooper says. “He stayed on me. He said, ‘Write out a proposal. Take a little time and put something on paper.’