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Report: Looney re-signs with Warriors for 3 years, $25M
The Golden State Warriors and Kevon Looney agreed to a three-year, $25.5-million contract, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Year 3 of Looney's deal has a partial guarantee of $3 million, according to The Athletic's Anthony Slater.
The big man started in 13 playoff games during the Warriors' championship run, averaging 5.8 points and 7.6 rebounds. He scored a career-high 21 points in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
The three-time champion also led the league in offensive rebounds in the playoffs with 63, according to StatMuse.
Looney has spent the entirety of his seven-year career with Golden State, averaging 4.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 367 contests. The 26-year-old played in every regular-season game for the first time in 2021-22.
Golden State has seen key members of their championship rotation depart in free agency, with Gary Payton II committing to the Portland Trail Blazers and Otto Porter Jr. joining the Toronto Raptors.
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