Golden State Warriors middle Kevon Looney will possible be launched, in keeping with Tim Kawakami of The Athletic.
In the meantime, Evan Sidery of Forbes Sports activities expects groups to point out “loads of curiosity” within the veteran huge man if the Warriors launch him.
Given Looney’s championship expertise and what’s anticipated to be a team-friendly contract, the curiosity could be warranted. Listed below are three groups that would profit from the nine-year veteran’s companies.
New York Knicks
No matter whether or not the Knicks re-sign free-agent middle Isaiah Hartenstein (7.8 PPG and eight.3 RPG final season), they need to pursue Looney (4.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG).
Looney’s acumen on protection may show invaluable for a Knicks staff aiming to advance previous the second spherical of the playoffs. The 28-year-old would mesh effectively with head coach Tom Thibodeau, who prefers sensible, hard-nosed defenders.
The Knicks have been additionally suffering from accidents this season. Having a sturdy, playoff-tested huge resembling Looney, who has performed in all however eight video games because the 2021-2022 season, would bolster their depth contemplating Mitchell Robinson’s harm historical past. (He performed 31 video games this previous season and has performed in additional than 70 video games in a season as soon as in his profession).
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
The Thunder’s season ended disappointingly, shedding in six video games to the lower-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Oklahoma Metropolis’s youth (common age of 23.4) and lack of measurement damage within the sequence, as 21-year-old Jaylin Williams (6-foot-9) and 22-year-old Chet Holmgren (208 kilos) struggled immensely guarding Dallas huge males Daniel Gafford and Dereck Vigorous II.
