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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

\"Golden<\/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

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\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.<\/p>\n

\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<\/div>\n

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

\"Kevon<\/p>\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

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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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