Eight million dollars. This is what Kevin Looney is supposed to get next year from the Warriors. Downside: only 3 million of this sum is guaranteed. Which makes the Warriors pivot say, on teammate Draymond Green's podcastToday : ” The ball is not in my court. »
But that of his frankness therefore which, by guaranteeing the whole, would allow him to gain serenity for the future. “ I don't have complete control over my destiny, so I have to wait and control what I can. I have spent my entire career here. I don't know anything else. You always want to finish what you start and stay somewhere for your entire career, but I've been in this business long enough to know that's not realistic. », he says.
So the 28-year-old, who feels like he's being treated like ” a member of the family » Warriors, se « prepare for everything “. And therefore to be sacrificed by a franchise which, after having failed at the gates of the playoffs this season, is desperate to save money for the following season.
Shoot around 35%
An uncertainty all the greater since the interior, after having signed the best season of his career (7 points and 9 rebounds on average in 2023), lost his place as indisputable starter this season, in favor of Trayce Jackson- Davis. What he experienced more or less well.
“ The end of the season didn't go very well for me, but I'm proud to adapt and find solutions », targets Kevon Looney who intends to develop his offensive arsenal, in particular his 3-point shot, in the hope of shooting around 35%/36%. Quite a promise from a player who has attempted, and missed, a total of three prize-winning shots in the last three years.
“ I have a new goal, this is my new plan. I have to be able to adapt, so I'm looking forward to doing that – improving my game, adapting to this new NBA and understanding it. I'm working hard and I feel like I'll be a different player next year. I feel like I've conquered my old role, so now I need to find my new role and take the next step », he stares.
| Kevin Looney | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 5 | 4 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 53 | 8 | 52.3 | 22.2 | 61.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 66 | 14 | 58.0 | 20.0 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 80 | 19 | 62.5 | 10.0 | 61.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 2019-20 | GOS | 20 | 13 | 36.7 | 7.1 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 61 | 19 | 54.8 | 23.5 | 64.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 82 | 21 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 82 | 24 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 60.6 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | GOS | 74 | 16 | 59.7 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Total | 523 | 18 | 58.3 | 16.7 | 61.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
