{"id":1013,"date":"2024-10-22T03:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T03:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2024-10-22T03:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T03:48:33","slug":"proposed-warriors-3-team-trade-swaps-kevon-looney-for-dynamic-above-the-rim-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Warriors 3-Team Trade Swaps Kevon Looney for \u2018Dynamic Above-The-Rim-Center\u2019.."},"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\/2022\/12\/Kevon-Looney-Warriors.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kevon-Looney-Warriors.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kevon-Looney-Warriors.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kevon-Looney-Warriors.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Kevon Looney Warriors-Knicks\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"145\" data-dom-ready-time=\"171\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney looks on during a game against the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0missed out on\u00a0Paul George, who went to Philadelphia, and\u00a0Lauri Markkanen, who remained in Utah, there is no available star that can make the Warriors go all in.<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of a homerun trade at the moment, perhaps the Warriors could hit some singles to round out their roster on the fringes.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Zach Buckley\u00a0proposed a three-team trade that could land the Warriors\u00a0Mitchell Robinson, a legit 7-foot big man who can help them compete against the Western Conference\u2019s elites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden State Warriors receive<\/strong>: Mitchell Robinson<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York Knicks receive<\/strong>: Josh Green<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlotte Hornets receive<\/strong>: Gary Payton II, Kevon Looney, a 2026 second-round pick (via ATL, from GSW) and a 2028 second-round pick (via ATL, from GSW)<\/p>\n<p>Robinson may not move the needle as George or Makkanen could have for the Warriors, who have the\u00a0ninth-best championship odds at +4500 at FanDuel, one of the top U.S.\u00a0online sportsbooks.<\/p>\n<p>But he can help them defend the best big men out West, from three-time NBA MVP\u00a0Nikola Jokic\u00a0to four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to last season\u2019s unanimous Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama to Oklahoma City\u2019s twin towers Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren to Memphis 7-foot-4 rookie Zach Edey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mitchell Robinson Could Be Warriors\u2019 Low-Cost Trade Target<\/h2>\n<p>With Robinson out until January, the Warriors could target him as a low-cost trade candidate without giving up any of their significant draft assets and save it for a disgruntled star down the road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cA healthy Robinson is a dynamic, above-the-rim center. He\u2019s an explosive lob-finisher, an active glass-cleaner and a don\u2019t-even-think-about-it rim-protector. He\u2019s almost a souped-up Trayce Jackson-Davis with more size and length and better hops. Robinson could be the ideal anchor for this defense and a lob threat teams must constantly monitor on the offensive end,\u201d Buckley wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Kerr aiming to get the Warriors back to becoming a defense-oriented team, Robinson fits the bill as a defensive anchor next to Green.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was on his way to an All-Defensive season when an ankle injury forced him to sit out 50 games in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Knicks center led the league in offensive rebounding over the last two seasons. He averaged 4.6 offensive rebounds last season. He has career averages of 8.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game since the Knicks drafted him 36th overall in the second round in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau called Robinson an elite center, though he\u2019s become expendable with the arrival of four-time All-Star center\u00a0Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the versatility [Robinson] gives us,\u201d\u00a0Thibodeau told reporters, per the New York Post on September 30. \u201cWe won a lot of games with our rebounding last year. We know he\u2019s elite. Offensive rebounder, probably the best in the league. Defensive rebounding. Rim protection. Pick and roll defense. Those are things he adds to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kevon Looney\u2019s Expiring Deal as Trade Bait<\/h2>\n<p>Robinson has two more seasons left on his four-year, $60 million descending deal.<\/p>\n<p>Flipping Looney, who is on an expiring $8 million deal, could give the Warriors a solid center until next season. Robinson, because of his team-friendly deal could also be a salary ballast in a star trade if the opportunity arises.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors had 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 Wendell Carter Jr. be obtained from the Orlando Magic? Atlanta\u2019s\u00a0Clint Capela\u00a0is reportedly available. Is Brooklyn\u2019s Nic Claxton worth 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. But Capela is an older and more expensive version of Robinson. The 30-year-old Capela is owed $22.3 million this year. 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