Presumably, everyone knows the news that Jordan Bell has been signed back by the Warriors! It can be said that Jordan Bell's back-and-forth relationship with the Warriors is no longer clear! In the 2019 offseason, Jordan Bell, who executed the Warriors' two-year rookie contract, was abandoned by the Warriors, and then moved to the Timberwolves, G League, Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Wizards, Lakers and other teams! Has been hovering around the development of the league and short contracts to sign NBA teams, only 4 years, has been reduced to a complete NBA fringe player!
In May last season, Jordan Bell signed a two-way contract with the Warriors, and only played one game, Jordan Bell was abandoned, and then cut! In this year's summer league, the 25-year-old "senior" Jordan Bell played for the Eagles, and until now he is finally back to the Warriors! Once Green's successor, the situation now makes people sigh!
On the other hand, the Warriors' other blue-collar Looney, was in the same position (Looney 30th pick, Jordan Bell 38th pick). Still in a 3-year, $15 million contract, Looney is much better off than Jordan Bell' situation! Looney didn't play for multiple teams like Jordan Bell, or even the G League, but honestly played for the Warriors, becoming a rotation of the Warriors' ironclads, and even started halfway last season!
What caused Looney, who is also a blue-collar player, to be weighed down and Jordan Bell to be abandoned by the Warriors three times and twice?
The author feels that the G6 of the Warriors and rockets in the 18-19 Western Conference semifinals is very obvious, Capela played abnormally in this game, only got 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Looney contributed 14 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes. In the absence of KD, in the case of Bogut's state decline, Looney joined forces to chase the dream to support the Warriors' interior line! With the final quarter to defend capela and Harden's connection (Capela 0 points), the Warriors won a valuable victory to enter the Western Conference Finals!
In this game, Looney's defensive ability of 2 meters 06 and 2 meters 22 arm span is vividly reflected, which can prevent both small and large ones! Looney then became an indispensable substitute for the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals and Finals!
In terms of defensive talent, although Jordan Bell also has a height of 2 meters 06, his arm span is only 2 meters 13 meters, and his static talent is not as good as Looney. Although Jordan Bell has better bounces, there is a certain gap between consciousness and Looney!
On the pitch, Curry and Looney have very good blocking ability, and Looney's ability to eat cakes is something jordan bell does not have! Privately, the diligent Looney and Curry have a good relationship, often attending important occasions with Curry. In terms of interpersonal relationships, Jordan Bell with personality is often left alone and will appear isolated! In this regard, I think it is worth it for the Warriors to give a basic salary contract! Looney can defend and cooperate with Curry's tactics, and his emotional intelligence is good!
Looney never had a problem with Cole, and Jordan Bell had a problem with Cole in the middle of the 18-19 season due to lack of playing time! Although Kerr gave Jordan Bell a chance, Jordan Bell performed badly, which also made Kerr and the Warriors management have the idea of giving up! In the playoffs, Jordan Bell did not shine as well as Looney, the offense did not cooperate, the defense was bad, and the performance was not as good as Damian Jones!
Why is there a conflict with Cole? Mainly because he loves to perform too much and is eager for more playing time; the Warriors pay attention to team play, and he likes to take the ball alone, the offensive desire is too strong, and the ability is not worthy of his own ideas!
Once, at the end of the 18-19 season, in a regular season game between the Warriors and the Lone Rangers, with a 25-point lead in the last 2 minutes or so, Jordan Bell came after the steal, and came a self-throwing deduction! After the deduction, Curry, KD and others looked surprised, and Cole also preached to Jordan Bell! The reason is that the NBA has an unwritten rule that after taking a big lead, it is reduced to garbage time and cannot be insulted to enemy teams! Because of this incident, Jordan Bell has been on the cusp of the storm for a long time!
Once Green's successor Jordan Bell is somewhat lamentable, and many media have called on the team to abandon Green and cultivate a younger Jordan Bell! But now, Jordan Bell has become an NBA fringe player, and Green is already a core member of the Warriors! I think that in the case of the warriors in the new season with Wiseman, Green, Looney, and the big battery Bjlitsa, Jordan Bell may play less than 10 minutes! If the Warriors continue to cut him, where will he go? Obviously, Jordan Bell's life has "where to go", and Looney, although he is also a blue-collar worker, enjoys a player second only to Curry, Clay, and Greenstone!