The Brilliant State Warriors have a notoriety of keeping past championship centers together, in spite of the fact that it presently shows up likely they will portion ways with a starter from the foremost later title group.
Tim Kawakami of The Athletic showed up on the Thursday, June 6 version of the “Warriors Also Minus” podcast, amid which he detailed that the Names will most likely discharge center Kevon Looney this offseason.
“I think the likeliest circumstance is that he’s cut, and he makes $3 million from [the Warriors], and he’s off seeking out for another spot — and there will be another spot for him in this league,” Kawakami said. “Teams are reaching to need him, once more for an awfully moo number, but they’re getting to need him.”Kawakami mentioned backup roles with both the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets or the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs as potential landing spots for Looney.son of a three-year, $22.5 million contract that is partially guaranteed, according to Bleacher Report. His salary cap hit will cost the Warriors $8 million in 2024-25, though the price will be exponentially more with luxury tax penalties if Golden State can’t get under the cap ceiling this offseason.The money the team can save by cutting Looney loose, if it ultimately chooses to do so, represents one of several difficult personnel decisions the Dubs face as they attempt to rebuild a contender around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in a more economical fashion.
Part of that effort includes several young contributors who are still playing on rookie deals. Among them is center Trayce Jackson-Davis, who played significantly during his initial pro season and took several starts away from Looney as the campaign rolled along.
Jackson-Davis, the No. 57 overall pick in the second round of the 2023 draft, ended up starting 16 games compared to 36 starts for Looney. However, the rookie averaged more minutes per game (16.6) across 68 contests played than his veteran counterpart, who averaged 16.1 minutes over 74 regular-season appearances.
