Looney reveals the reason for leaving the team! Suspected of being disappointed with the Warriors, and the Rockets won t give you a chance to play in the playoffs

In the offseason this summer, inside Looney became the first person to leave the Warriors, joining the Pelicans in the Western Conference with a two-year, $60 million contract, and the Warriors lost a strong player. As a player selected by the Warriors at the 30th pick in the first round in 2015, fans have always called him "Master Lu". We vaguely feel that he has played in the league for many seasons, but this is only a 29-year-old player and is still in his first year of playing. In the regular season of the 24-25 season, he played 76 games for the Warriors, averaging 4.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting percentage of 51.4% and three-point shooting percentage of 40%. In the playoffs, he averaged 2.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, shooting 43.5% from the field. Knowing when Looney's playing time has become unstable and he cannot even be reused in the playoffs, which is very different from the 2022 playoffs as the team's inside pillar.

After leaving the Warriors, Looney attended the podcast as a guest and revealed the reason for leaving the Warriors, that is, the team management lacks confidence in him and lacks playing time in the playoffs, which has led to his departure from the team.

also bluntly said that the coaching staff seemed to be able to do anything except himself. This is not once or twice. When playing in the Rockets this year's playoffs, I should have gone to fight against Adams, but the Warriors coaching staff did not give him any chance. At that moment, Looney felt that she was not trusted, after all, she always thought that the coaching staff would believe in him.

Loney also said that playing for the Warriors is full of uncertainty, and his contract is likely to shrink directly from the middle class to the basic salary. Considering these realistic factors, of course, you cannot sit and wait, you must learn to control your own destiny; you also have a good understanding of the Warriors' negotiation routines and style of conduct, so you make a decision to leave the team.

In fact, we also understand the Warriors very well. After getting Butler, if Looney and Green are still playing on the court at the same time, the team's offensive space will become very bad. This is also one of the reasons why Post, a space-type insider in the middle and late stages of the season, is so reused. Now that the offseason has come, the management has not retained the hero of the championship, and the main reason is that he is unable to provide him with an annual salary of US$8 million. The two sides have achieved "good separation".

When we see this, we may also sigh that even the honest Looney will evaluate the negotiation routines and styles of the Warriors management in this way. We can understand the struggle performances of striker Kumingga, and there are some difficulties. The uncertainty of playing time and the contract shrinkage at any time have also become one of the reasons why Kumingga took the ball alone on the court and tried to make good data. It should be understandable that Kumingga wants to become famous and play the performance of a star in the Warriors.

Unfortunately, the team is still surnamed Ku. The historical superstar has not handed over his scepter yet, so the young man is eager to get ahead of him.

After all, he is not strong enough, otherwise the Warriors would have given him a maximum salary contract early, so that both sides would not be in an embarrassing situation at the moment. If Kumingga did the defense, rebounding, and off-ball cuts and other things explained by head coach Cole, and evolved into a qualified 3D, and moved forward step by step like Leonard in the Spurs in the past, his future will still be bright.

When you are unwilling to do basic dirty and tiring work, and your offensive skills have not evolved to the level of top super giants, how can you conquer everyone if you are not up or down?

For the current plan, Kumingga could only take a step back and sign a compromise contract with the Warriors; then seize the opportunity in the new season and play the way the head coach expected, so that he can truly complete his self-salvation and deserve the starting point of his debut with the seventh pick.