{"id":13002,"date":"2024-12-21T08:26:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13002"},"modified":"2024-12-21T08:26:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:26:34","slug":"breaking-steve-kerr-favorite-generating-trade-buzz-amid-warriors-losing-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13002","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steve Kerr Favorite Generating Trade Buzz Amid Warriors Losing Slump.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1458004696-e1731090486703.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1458004696-e1731090486703.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1458004696-e1731090486703.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1458004696-e1731090486703.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steve Kerr has a warning for the Celtics\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"140\" data-dom-ready-time=\"147\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Steve Kerr has a warning for the Celtics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0mull their next move amid their recent slide in the standings, veteran center\u00a0Kevon Looney\u00a0is generating trade buzz, BA insider Jake Fischer reported on \u201cThe Stein Line\u201d Substack newsletter on December 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter swiftly addressing its need for a secondary scorer behind\u00a0Stephen Curry\u00a0with Sunday\u2019s acquisition of\u00a0Dennis Schr\u00f6der, Golden State is still evaluating its own center rotation, sources say. The Warriors have famously filled minutes with defensive savant\u00a0Draymond Green\u00a0at the five spot. And while Steve Kerr is known to hold a great affinity for Kevon Looney, Golden State\u2019s veteran center has garnered plenty of early interest from around the league, sources say, as the Warriors consider whether or not to add another piece to a rotation that also features standout sophomore\u00a0Trayce Jackson-Davis,\u201d\u00a0Fischer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Looney, 28, is a key member of the Warriors\u2019 last three championship teams. He is on an expiring $8 million contract this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors have a 1-4 record when Looney is their starting center this season. The 10-year NBA veteran is leading the team in rebounding with 7.5 per game while adding 5.2 points and 1.8 assists in 16.4 minutes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kevon Looney Was on the Trade Block<\/h2>\n<p>The Warriors shopped Looney around last season when they explored trading for a new center ahead of last February trade deadline, according to The Athletic\u2019s Anthony Slater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Warriors have explored the center market. Could\u00a0Wendell Carter Jr.\u00a0be obtained from the Orlando Magic? Atlanta\u2019s\u00a0Clint Capela\u00a0is reportedly available. Is Brooklyn\u2019s\u00a0Nic Claxton\u00a0worth the price it\u2019d take to get him and whatever contract he\u2019d command in free agency this summer?\u201d\u00a0Slater wrote on January 30.<\/p>\n<p>But among those three centers, only Capela is\u00a0available. The 30-year-old Capela is owed $22.3 million this year. He is also on an expiring deal like Looney.<\/p>\n<p>Capela can add another dimension to the Warriors\u2019 offense, which Looney lacks \u2014 being a lob threat for Curry and Schr\u00f6der.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors would have to add more salaries if they swap Looney for Capela. The Hawks center is also one of the best rebounding big men in the league. He led the NBA in rebounding with 14.3 per game in 2020-21. He was also the league\u2019s top offensive rebounder last season, with 4.6 per game.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Worst Steph Curry Game Led to Worst Warriors Loss This Season<\/h2>\n<p>Curry had the worst game of his career in the Warriors\u2019 embarrassing 144-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, December 19, which spoiled Schr\u00f6der\u2019s debut.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors superstar was held without a field goal for the first time in his career as he finished with two points (scored on free throws) as he went 0-of-7 from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Curry also had the worst net rating among the Warriors in the rout with -42. Green followed suit with -41 as the veteran forward did not produce any stat except for four turnovers in 19 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Schr\u00f6der had a nightmare debut, scoring just five points on 2-of-12 shooting and was -34 in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors are now 2-8 in their last 10 games and have dropped their last three to slide to 10th place in the Western Conference with a 14-12 record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Steve Kerr has a warning for the Celtics As the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0mull their next move amid their recent slide in the standings, veteran center\u00a0Kevon Looney\u00a0is generating&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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