With the official conclusion of this season's NBA regular season, the relevant statistics on various data are also officially released, and only 5 players in the league have reached 82 games this season, namely the Wizards' Avdia, the Lone Ranger's Dwight Powell, the Suns' Mikal Bridges, the Pistons' Sadik Bay and the Warriors' interior core Kevin Rooney.
The Warriors' only full-time player this season, Rooney has become an indispensable inside core of the team
This season, the Warriors have not played 80+ except for Rooney, and the second-place Jordan Pooler has only 76 games, and Rooney has started a total of 80 games in 82 games, which shows that Kerr is also very important to this beloved disciple. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time in Rooney's career to maintain a full attendance record, in the case of the number of appearances to reach the guarantee, Rooney also played a good 6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists, with a 57.1% shooting rate, it is true that the threat of the offensive end is limited, but on the defensive end, Rooney is definitely the indispensable interior core of this Warriors.
Coaching out of a famous basketball school, Rooney's early career was not only a team dragon set, but also a glass man
Rooney, who graduated from the famous basketball school UCLA, was selected by the Warriors with the 30th pick in the first round of 2015, but in fact, in the few seasons when he first joined the team, Rooney was not only excluded from the main rotation by Cole for a long time, but he also suffered from injuries one after another, but with his excellent physical fitness (2 meters 22 arm span and 113 KG weight), Rooney still used his diligence and hard work to gradually gain The favor of Kerr, in the 18-19 season, Rooney scored a career-best 6.3 points and 62.5 percent shooting, and that season was his first career appearance in 80 games.
After receiving the affirmation of the contract extension, Rooney used defense to win Kerr's absolute trust and became the True Core of the Warriors' interior
In the 19-year offseason, Rooney received a 3-year, 15 million contract from the Warriors to stay on the team, and originally wanted to continue to shine on the team the following season, but because of the core muscle repair surgery, Rooney only played 20 games this season and was reimbursed for the season. But it was also this operation that made Rooney a famous iron man in the Warriors' team in the next two seasons, last season in the season shrunk to only 72 games, Rooney played a total of 61 games for the team, and this season in the case of the leader-watch Wiseman's delay in returning, Kerr did not dare to hastily withdraw Rooney, let him take a break, and could only let him play 82 games.
As a pie-eating defensive blue-collar interior, Rooney also relied on his strong defense to gain a foothold in this Warriors. As we all know, the Warriors have been a weak link in the inside line over the years, and Rooney, as the tallest pure center player on the team, also needs to help the team in the paint, and he has been playing a substitute role in the first few seasons of his career, and finally officially took office this season and became the Warriors' inner core. And while he has maintained full attendance this season, he also continues to play well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, largely for the sake of his next contract, after the end of the season, Rooney's contract will officially expire, as far as the defensive aggression he has shown in the Warriors in recent years, if the Warriors are not willing to continue to keep him, put on the free market, Rooney is definitely a very sought-after bun.