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After failing to make the playoffs, the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0could have big changes on the horizon. In a proposed trade to shake things up from Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report, the Warriors would send\u00a0Kevon Looney\u00a0to the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies\u00a0for\u00a0Ziaire Williams\u00a0and a 2024 second-round pick via the\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n

\"Warriors<\/p>\n

\u201cLooney\u2019s sage presence is of immense value to the Golden State Warriors\u2019 locker room, but the 2023-24 season suggested the three-time champ\u2019s days of making a major impact on the floor could be over. That might not be the case on another team, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grizzlies have a power forward in\u00a0Jaren Jackson Jr.\u00a0whose game includes much more perimeter shooting than the Warriors\u2019\u00a0Draymond Green, so it\u2019s possible Looney would be a cleaner fit on offense,\u201d\u00a0Hughes wrote\u00a0in an April 27 column exploring trade ideas for every team that missed the playoffs. \u201cThe real benefit would come on the boards, where Jackson Jr. isn\u2019t stout enough to keep opposing 5s off the glass. Even in a down year, Looney was stellar in that area, ranking in the 87th percentile among bigs in offensive rebound rate and the 81st in defensive rebounding rate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevon Looney Saw a Decreased Role<\/h2>\n

Looney, who will play in the final season of his three-year, $22.5 million contract in the 2024-25 season, played the fewest minutes in a season since 2019-2020.<\/p>\n

The Milwaukee native played just 16.1 minutes per game, averaging 4.5 points, and 5.7 rebounds. Golden State Warriors head coach\u00a0Steve Kerr\u00a0spoke on the \u201cWillard & Dibs\u201d show about his diminished role during the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Loon has a bigger fan than me,\u201d\u00a0Kerr said\u00a0on January 31. \u201cSo this has been a hard thing for me to go away from\u2026 He\u2019s my guy and doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not going to make an impact. I still think he will, but you know, things have turned away from him for the time being.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the last 10 games of the season, Looney played more than 20 minutes just once.<\/p>\n

\"Warriors'<\/p>\n

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How Ziaire Williams Would Help the Warriors<\/h2>\n

Williams, the former No. 10 pick in the 201 NBA draft, would give the Golden State Warriors another young player they can continue to build with.<\/p>\n

In his three-year NBA career, Williams has averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 19.6 minutes. During the 2023-24 season, he averaged the most points in his career with 8.2 per game. Williams also had career highs with 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.<\/p>\n

Despite averaging career highs, his efficiency was an issue as the 22-year-old shot just 39.7% from the field and 30.7% from three-point range.<\/p>\n

Hughes wrote that the Warriors need a younger player instead of \u201caging backups like Looney.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cZiaire Williams was once a future-breakout darling with the Grizz, but the emergence of GG Jackson Jr. makes him expendable ahead of restricted free agency in 2025,\u201d Hughes wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s harder to imagine him becoming a high-end starter down the road now than it was a couple of years ago, but the Warriors need lottery tickets like Williams more than they need aging backups like Looney.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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