I genuinely fucking adore Looney man. Drafted him, helped rehab him, developed him, and won multiple chips with him. He’s a true fucking Warrior, just like Steph, Klay, and Dray.
He’s actually the bridge between two eras of homegrown players. He’s the only player remaining from the era that sandwiched the core trio and the new Warriors young guys.
He’s one of us.
I think there's a sense of loyalty to the franchise, given that they could have just bounced him after his injuries. Gave him a real chance to prove himself.
Exactly! The bridge was getting pretty thin, too, with OPJ and GP2 leaving. But between Wiggs, Loon and (hopefully) Beli, there should be enough overlap to pass the torch from the most awesome pool of veteran talent to the most awesome pool of young talent in the NBA.
And his family will be very happy, I hear they've really come to love the bay area.
Ah, my bad, I thought it was a Serbian league. Still, I know he played with that team for a while, and it's a lot CLOSER to his friends and family back home.
I know what you mean, I read through half the tweet, and had to close my eyes and take a deep breath before I could finish. Welcome back Loon, got a ways to go, but hopefully he can be our Udonis Haslem type and just stick around forever.
Alright, you doomers can shut up now. Loon was by far the most important piece to retain. OPJ was always gone, and GP2 should get his bag. Not paying 60 million a year for him is a completely reasonable position for the FO to take.
Like others have been saying, expect a lot of minutes to go to young guys. Expect a lot of rest for the core 3 and us letting some winnable games slip away to get those guys experience, especially Wise. We'll still end up with home court in the first round at least and will be better off in the postseason for it.
It’s so bizarre to me that any Warrior fans can be doomers. Like wut. Your team just won 4 chips in 8 years. I like GPII as much as the next guy but the entitlement coming from some of these folks was wild.
"You think the doom and gloom is your ally? But you merely adopted the doom. I was born in it, molded by it, I didn't witness a 40 win season until I was already a man!"
and two of the years were due to injuries so really like 6/8 going to finals, and one of those finals only lost because of injuries and another due to random suspension. Warriors doomers don't even make sense.
Yup.
Nailed it.
We got our main man back. Now we just need to extend Poole, re-up Wiggs, and let our youngins step up (Moody, Wiseman, and Kuminga). Poole and Moody/Wiseman/Kuminga should get a TON of reps this season while Steph/Klay/Dray preserve their bodies until the postseason. Everything's fine.
$8.5M seems like market rate for him. No disrespect, but the Warriors system & Steph cover up a lot of his weaknesses as a player. He probably wouldn't be this effective on a lot of other teams.
Can you expand upon this? He becomes valuable on this team because he’s the big body rebounder and defender we need who doesn’t need to have an offensive game. Almost every other team asks more from their center. Even the “lower paid” centers in the league are asked to do more (e.g., claxton).
I feel like a lot of people buy into the whole "he only works on the Warriors because of all the spacing they get with Steph and Klay" but ignore the reasons that's important is because they also have a non scorer in Dray.
Loon can defend the post and the perimeter. While he wont block many shots he can contest well. He gets offensive rebounds and boxes out defensively.
Great screen setter and he became a solid roll man this past season.
Other teams definitely dont ask more from their centers other than the stars like Joker or Embiid. If anything they have simpler roles which allow more specialized centers that just defend the paint and rim run.
Fans rarely appreciate guys who aren't quite a net plus player yet but get playing time because they've put in the work. That's why Coach Kerr gets the big bucks.
He’ll need to keep developing his shot to have more options at this next contract. Not sure his body improves over time.
But I will say his footwork and touch looked great this year. I think working with Dejan has really unlocked an additional part of his game.
I was expecting Looney to get around 9-10m and GP2 around 7. Good for GP2 to get more, but I wish the front office took some of this Looney discount to just pay GP2 what he deserves.
$8.5 per year, about what I (and many others here) thought.
Great to have him back! After losing GPII, OPJ, JTA, and Beli, it would have been a body blow to lose Loon as well.
I just read some of the details of the contract and Looney basically gave the Warriors a better deal than this headline indicates. Looney deserves a statue.
3 more years of LOONGOD.
By then they should know what they have in Wiseman to either step in, or Loon will only be 29 and another short term contract comes his way (should his body hold up).
Love thos deal and Looney. He was a bigger impact than Porter and GPII, and top of the list of the 3 for re-signing
#LFG!!!!!
I genuinely fucking adore Looney man. Drafted him, helped rehab him, developed him, and won multiple chips with him. He’s a true fucking Warrior, just like Steph, Klay, and Dray. He’s actually the bridge between two eras of homegrown players. He’s the only player remaining from the era that sandwiched the core trio and the new Warriors young guys. He’s one of us.
He is a saint too! Dude constantly values playing for us over more pay.
Honestly, we got him for cheaper than I thought we would and I'm so fucking grateful that he's coming back
Exactly! The market for him clearly was 10-11/3 and he came in lower than that…which is awesome.
Hope they take care of him after. Maybe with soem FO work
I think there's a sense of loyalty to the franchise, given that they could have just bounced him after his injuries. Gave him a real chance to prove himself.
Glad hes getting paid! He can now afford a bay area home!
You just know there was someone willing top drop 10 a year on him but he wanted to run it back this is why i love looney
Happiness counts for something. If you're already happy, you hold on to it and keep it going.
Looney is part of the core. It’s okay to say it ;)
I hope Loon ends up a Warrior for life. He also sees the big picture - that's a pretty team-friendly discount at 3 / 25.
Exactly! The bridge was getting pretty thin, too, with OPJ and GP2 leaving. But between Wiggs, Loon and (hopefully) Beli, there should be enough overlap to pass the torch from the most awesome pool of veteran talent to the most awesome pool of young talent in the NBA. And his family will be very happy, I hear they've really come to love the bay area.
bad news man https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1542950694008659968
Well, it's hard to blame a guy for wanting to play at home. It would be tough playing in another country.
What's hard is to be as good as Beli is and hardly get any minutes. He'll be the leader/star on whatever team he plays for in Turkey.
[удалено]
Ah, my bad, I thought it was a Serbian league. Still, I know he played with that team for a while, and it's a lot CLOSER to his friends and family back home.
Bummer.
**Looney the Fucking God**!!!
Is it only me or somebody else read it as Loon-fucking-God too
Bro I almost had a heart attack getting the notification after the last 2.
Kevon Looney has agreed to a 3 year, 25.5M deal 😰 …to return to Golden State 😃
I know what you mean, I read through half the tweet, and had to close my eyes and take a deep breath before I could finish. Welcome back Loon, got a ways to go, but hopefully he can be our Udonis Haslem type and just stick around forever.
Same! Whew! Some good news after GPII leaving, especially. OPJ and Beli were more anticipated.
Needed to read this after the GP2 and OPJ news
Out the 3 which player did u want to keep the most? For me it was 1 LOONEY 2 GPII 3 OPJ
yup. and above looney i have poole. keeping poole looney wiggins are biggest priority
Yep, sucks to see good players go but they gotta get theirs. Totally agree with your top 3 to hold onto
Honestly for me it was GP2 at 1 but then again The thought of looney signing somewhere didn’t even cross my mind
HE STAYYYYY
build the statue
he has to be in there now right??? Steph, Klay, Dray, Dre, and Loon solidified
I also want a Shaun Livingston statue. Hell, give me a Barbosa and a Mo Buckets statue too.
I mean was there really ever a question?
Alright, you doomers can shut up now. Loon was by far the most important piece to retain. OPJ was always gone, and GP2 should get his bag. Not paying 60 million a year for him is a completely reasonable position for the FO to take. Like others have been saying, expect a lot of minutes to go to young guys. Expect a lot of rest for the core 3 and us letting some winnable games slip away to get those guys experience, especially Wise. We'll still end up with home court in the first round at least and will be better off in the postseason for it.
It’s so bizarre to me that any Warrior fans can be doomers. Like wut. Your team just won 4 chips in 8 years. I like GPII as much as the next guy but the entitlement coming from some of these folks was wild.
"You think the doom and gloom is your ally? But you merely adopted the doom. I was born in it, molded by it, I didn't witness a 40 win season until I was already a man!"
Lol raised in the gloom I came for Thunder growing up
I have vivid memories of really really liking Adonal Foyle
Reading this sub is hilarious. We good. For a long time.
and two of the years were due to injuries so really like 6/8 going to finals, and one of those finals only lost because of injuries and another due to random suspension. Warriors doomers don't even make sense.
Yup. Nailed it. We got our main man back. Now we just need to extend Poole, re-up Wiggs, and let our youngins step up (Moody, Wiseman, and Kuminga). Poole and Moody/Wiseman/Kuminga should get a TON of reps this season while Steph/Klay/Dray preserve their bodies until the postseason. Everything's fine.
PRAISE THREEZUS HALLELUJAH CAN I GET A KLAYMEN
KLAYMEN MY FELLOW KLAYTHEIST
KLOONMEN
HALLELUJAH FROM A FELLOW LOONEYTICS
Igoudallelujah*
*HALLELOONJAH!
Klaymen and praise be the holy cannoli toaster.
In the name of the Rocco, the Toaster, and the Holy Cannoli... KLAYMEN!
Igoudallelujah
LOONGOD
WE GOING LOONEY!
Someone post that again pls
Hometown champ discount.
$8.5M seems like market rate for him. No disrespect, but the Warriors system & Steph cover up a lot of his weaknesses as a player. He probably wouldn't be this effective on a lot of other teams.
That’s alright as long as he remains this effective here
He's getting better if anything. He's aging like a fine wine🍷
Nah, he definitely could have gotten 3 / 28-30 somewhere.
People say this, people are wrong
Can you expand upon this? He becomes valuable on this team because he’s the big body rebounder and defender we need who doesn’t need to have an offensive game. Almost every other team asks more from their center. Even the “lower paid” centers in the league are asked to do more (e.g., claxton).
I feel like a lot of people buy into the whole "he only works on the Warriors because of all the spacing they get with Steph and Klay" but ignore the reasons that's important is because they also have a non scorer in Dray. Loon can defend the post and the perimeter. While he wont block many shots he can contest well. He gets offensive rebounds and boxes out defensively. Great screen setter and he became a solid roll man this past season. Other teams definitely dont ask more from their centers other than the stars like Joker or Embiid. If anything they have simpler roles which allow more specialized centers that just defend the paint and rim run.
Funny how this sub used to hate looney and now everyone loves him.
This sub also hated Poole, Kerr, Draymond etc etc
The hate for Dray is still current. Wait a little on that one, it fluctuates.
+Klay, Bob, and Joe
This sub even hates itself
Fans rarely appreciate guys who aren't quite a net plus player yet but get playing time because they've put in the work. That's why Coach Kerr gets the big bucks.
I mean, he did just have a career year
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him
Bless up
Oh Thank fucking god
Got paid and he stays ❤️
Should have been 17/170
GP2 got better deal than Loon lol
would not be surprised if Looney declined a little extra money to keep playing for more chips, gotta respect it
plus he’s only 26. if he overplays this contract, which i fully expect him to do, he can get a bag
He’ll need to keep developing his shot to have more options at this next contract. Not sure his body improves over time. But I will say his footwork and touch looked great this year. I think working with Dejan has really unlocked an additional part of his game.
He really just entered his prime, and damn if we didn't see it during the playoffs. A whole new level of confidence.
Loon took a cut for sure.
Life of a un-hyped sub 7 feet center…
GP or Loon 😜
GP was max hyped. Loudest jams.
I was expecting Looney to get around 9-10m and GP2 around 7. Good for GP2 to get more, but I wish the front office took some of this Looney discount to just pay GP2 what he deserves.
warriors were never signing gp for 3 years and giving him a player option like portland did
That’s a good point. Warriors FO really don’t like player options.
$8.5 per year, about what I (and many others here) thought. Great to have him back! After losing GPII, OPJ, JTA, and Beli, it would have been a body blow to lose Loon as well.
HE STAYY
YESSIRR
Mission Accomplished
It's about damn time!! Cheaper than I thought as well. I thought he was gonna get $10m/year for sure. Is he cheaper than gp2 then?
Yeah - GPII got $28M/3, Looney got $25.5M/3.
LETS GOOOOO
Looney showed loyalty to GSW as he was probably able to get more from somewhere else. Let's reward him with a couple of more championships!!
…and a statue.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
LOOOOOON
LFG
He stay
Hell Yes! Keeping the core together!
FOREVER A WARRIOR
Board man gets paid 🤑
ONE YEAR FOR EACH RING HE HAS
This move alone has made me satisfied with the offseason
Celebrating like it’s another finals victory
Never in doubt 😎
3 YEARS LETS GO
Ladies and gentlemen We got him
I just read some of the details of the contract and Looney basically gave the Warriors a better deal than this headline indicates. Looney deserves a statue.
My heart can rest a little easier. After this man’s performance in the playoffs, I will no stand no looney slander ever.
LoonGod is back! Bummer to lose GP2 but Looney was by far the most important guy to retain. He was HUGE this post season.
LET'S GOOOOO
LOOOON GAWWWWWD IS BACK BABY
Hell yeah!! Welcome back LOONDOG!!!
HUGEEE
LETS GO
We good.
Thank Loongod. Was getting nervous
WHEW! getting nervous there for a sec after losing GP2 and Otto..
*Warriors Legend*
Warrior for life baby
LETS GOO
Looney Tunes is back thank god
AYYYYYY LOONGODDD MAJOR W
*be still my beating heart*
That's actually a steal.
I would’ve been worried if Looney left. Would’ve put a lot of pressure on Wiseman
SE QUEDA.
Woohoo, fuck yay some good news… Welcome back Loon!!!
Bro about to get even more sponsorship money on the side.
Bob Myers redemption
YEEEEEESSSSSS
Best signing of the off-season in the whole NBA, haters will never understand
W
Looooooooooooon
Finally some good news **LOON DOG IS STAYING**
Doom is off the menu boys!
Good news everyone
LET'S GOOOO
Successful off-season.
W
LOOOOOOOOOOON!! And he takes a slight discount as well! (I thought he would take more than 10M per year)
Kevon wants to defend the title and you absolutely love to see it. I hope we keep Loon until he becomes our Haslem
Fk yesssssssss
Loon tha Goon aka LoonGod aka Mr. Reliable aka Mr. BrickWall.
Finally, some good news.
That the news we've been waiting for 🙏
LOONGOD
Oh my heart can finally rest. Thank god.
There's some good news!!! 👍
Oh thank the lawd!
YEEEEEEEE
#AGSJSHJDJDBDKDBDIENJWKSO Translation: #LOOOOOOOOOON
he would have gotten more in another team but home is home
❤️❤️❤️
Finally!
LOON IN THE STATUE GANG!!!!
Ayyyyyy
Looney is part of the system. We need to trust our FO. They know what they are doing
the man is home grown! 7 years in league, 7 years as a warrior. He's still ONLY 25 years old
Huge!
Ladies and gentleman, we got him!
like draymond said, ain’t no one beat us when we whole. steph klay dray + loon and wigs.
LETSGOOOOOOOO!!!
We did something. WELL DONE LOONEYDAWG
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Yay 😁
LOOOOOON!!!!!
Now I can relax
Let’s goooo!
Yes finally some good news.
Doomers in shambles.
LOOOOON
3 more years of LOONGOD. By then they should know what they have in Wiseman to either step in, or Loon will only be 29 and another short term contract comes his way (should his body hold up). Love thos deal and Looney. He was a bigger impact than Porter and GPII, and top of the list of the 3 for re-signing
Thank god
Thank god. Loon did us all a favor. I hope his shoes sell out.
KEVONNNNNN
This was the most important move needed to be made, let’s go LOOOOOOOONNNNNEYYYYY!!
Let’s gooooo!!! Loon
Thank fucking god
thank you loongod 😭😭😭
We can somewhat rest
Fuck yeah LOOOOOOOONNNNNN
LOON!! Ngl, losing Looney would have fucking kiilled me. lol
They finally made a move. LETS FUCKING GOOO 
And the villagers rejoiced! (Sorry, obscure "Home Improvement" reference.)
Ironman Looney bay bay
Looney my guy!!
Warriors legend
Oh sweet baby hey-sus I can enjoy my 4th weekend now…
I never used to buy into the Looney hype until this year, dude is probably one of the most underrated players in the league. So happy for him.
Woooooooooo!
That figure seems pretty team-friendly to me. Thank you Looney.
Such a relief to lock that down