Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent center Kevon Looney has agreed to a three-year, $25.5M deal to return to Golden State, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Source: Twitter @wojespn
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Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Kevon Looney is returning to the Warriors on a three-year, $25.5 million deal, per sources. @Adrian Wojnarowski first. Additional details: First year of deal starts around $7 million. Third year of deal has a partial guarantee of $3 million. – 3:05 PM
Kevon Looney is returning to the Warriors on a three-year, $25.5 million deal, per sources. @Adrian Wojnarowski first. Additional details: First year of deal starts around $7 million. Third year of deal has a partial guarantee of $3 million. – 3:05 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Free agent center Kevon Looney has agreed to a three-year, $25.5M deal to return to Golden State, sources tell ESPN. – 2:57 PM
Free agent center Kevon Looney has agreed to a three-year, $25.5M deal to return to Golden State, sources tell ESPN. – 2:57 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
I don’t think the Warriors are going to find two players who fit them better than Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II. Golden State still feels like the perfect fit for them, too – 1:29 AM
I don’t think the Warriors are going to find two players who fit them better than Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II. Golden State still feels like the perfect fit for them, too – 1:29 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The Warriors are still apart in free agency negotiations with Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II. There is still an expectation Looney will return, but internal belief is growing that Payton could leave the Warriors.
Full report with @Sam_Amick here
theathletic.com/3393815/2022/0… – 11:43 PM
The Warriors are still apart in free agency negotiations with Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II. There is still an expectation Looney will return, but internal belief is growing that Payton could leave the Warriors.
Full report with @Sam_Amick here
theathletic.com/3393815/2022/0… – 11:43 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Best remaining FAs: James Harden, Deandre Ayton, Zach LaVine, Miles Bridges, Kevon Looney, Jusuf Nurkic, Bruce Brown, TJ Warren, Colin Sexton, Mitchell Robinson, Gary Payton, Otto Porter, M. Harrell, Andre Drummond, D. DiVencenzo, Caleb & Cody Martin. sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 9:16 PM
Best remaining FAs: James Harden, Deandre Ayton, Zach LaVine, Miles Bridges, Kevon Looney, Jusuf Nurkic, Bruce Brown, TJ Warren, Colin Sexton, Mitchell Robinson, Gary Payton, Otto Porter, M. Harrell, Andre Drummond, D. DiVencenzo, Caleb & Cody Martin. sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 9:16 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On Kevon Looney, Isaiah Hartenstein, Mo Bamba and other bigs the Suns should target with the MLE (which might be more relevant if KD happens and Deandre Ayton is sign-and-traded away): bit.ly/3Paxucb – 3:38 PM
On Kevon Looney, Isaiah Hartenstein, Mo Bamba and other bigs the Suns should target with the MLE (which might be more relevant if KD happens and Deandre Ayton is sign-and-traded away): bit.ly/3Paxucb – 3:38 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
“There couldn’t be a better mentor for James than Loon.”
Wrote about why Kevon Looney’s return to the Warriors would also be a win for James Wiseman nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 2:03 PM
“There couldn’t be a better mentor for James than Loon.”
Wrote about why Kevon Looney’s return to the Warriors would also be a win for James Wiseman nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 2:03 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
New Dubs Talk with @Monte Poole: We talk Kevon Looney, GP2 and the Warriors free agents, plus other news around the NBA and Steve Kerr being a big Ryan Rollins fan https://t.co/MnyiosFB7c pic.twitter.com/Bj9xLOkJiQ – 12:28 PM
New Dubs Talk with @Monte Poole: We talk Kevon Looney, GP2 and the Warriors free agents, plus other news around the NBA and Steve Kerr being a big Ryan Rollins fan https://t.co/MnyiosFB7c pic.twitter.com/Bj9xLOkJiQ – 12:28 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Story: Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney could nearly double his salary in free agency this offseason and guard Gary Payton II could earn $6-7 million annually, according to six NBA executives. More on @Jorge Sierra. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 10:10 AM
Story: Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney could nearly double his salary in free agency this offseason and guard Gary Payton II could earn $6-7 million annually, according to six NBA executives. More on @Jorge Sierra. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 10:10 AM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Kevon Looney’s unspectacular uniqueness is invaluable to Warriors. Steve Kerr: ‘He’s a crucial part of everything we do.’ nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 5:23 PM
Kevon Looney’s unspectacular uniqueness is invaluable to Warriors. Steve Kerr: ‘He’s a crucial part of everything we do.’ nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 5:23 PM
More on this storyline
Adrian Wojnarowski: Kevon Looney has been a significant element of the Warriors’ title run and exits free agency to stay on a new deal with the NBA champions. -via Twitter @wojespn / July 1, 2022
As the first day of free agency nears a close, distance remains between the contract desires of Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II and the willingness from the Warriors to meet that number, sources told The Athletic. In particular, the odds that Payton departs the Warriors are rising rapidly, with the internal belief they are likely to lose him. -via The Athletic / July 1, 2022
Facing a record tax bill multiplying each additional dollar spent by nearly seven, the Warriors entered free agency intent on avoiding any overpay that the market doesn’t demand. They want to bring both Looney and Payton back. Both players prefer a reunion with the defending champions, if the price is right. That’s where the current separation exists. -via The Athletic / July 1, 2022
