According to US media reports, the Warriors are expected to renew the team's center Looney this summer, and the price of the renewal is even cheaper.
Looney is expected to sign a multi-year contract with the Warriors with an annual salary of only about $6 million.
This season, Looney's salary is $5.17 million. In the case of the NBA's big contracts all over the years, Looney's new contract salary is only $6 million, which means that his contract has not risen at all, and even in the big market, it is cheaper than in the past.
But Looney's value to the Warriors is not low. The blue-collar center has averaged 6.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game this season. Among them, his total rebounds (446) and total blocks (43) are warriors' highest.
To this end, if Looney only gets a new contract with an annual salary of about $6 million, it is really a cheap contract for the Warriors. After all, the Warriors can't just have the likes of Curry, Thompson, Green and Wiggins, but also role players and blue-collar workers like Looney.
With the Warriors' internal strength mediocre, blue-collar center Looney is also more important to Kerr's system.