© Kyle Terada | 2019 Jun 13
The Warriors have their starting center for the foreseeable future. Golden State re-signed Kevon Looney to an extremely reasonable 3-year, $15 million deal, according to multiple reports
Sources: Free agent Kevon Looney has agreed to a three-year, $15M deal to return to Golden State.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2019
Kevon Looney is returning to the Warriors on a three-year, $15M deal, agent @tramasar tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
With a hard cap of $138.9 million in place that the Warriors cannot exceed, Golden State was thought to have around $17 million to spend on four or five spots. It seemed like that predicament might put the Warriors out of the running to re-sign Looney, who proved to be a key part of the rotation in Golden State’s road to the Finals last season.
Signing Looney, 23, at $5 million per year should be seen as a huge win for the Warriors. He is expected to be part of a starting group that will include Stephen Curry, D’Angelo Russell, and Draymond Green to start the season while Klay Thompson recovers from a torn ACL. All that seemingly remains for the Warriors to figure out is who will start at small forward.