Rooney hopes to stay with the Warriors: The team wants me to come back, but there are still many changes to the free market

May 16th Warriors veteran center Kevin Rooney will become a free agent this summer, and he is still eager to stay.

Earlier, well-known sports journalist Ohm Youngmisuk mentioned that Looney said he hoped to stay with the Warriors if it was up to him.

Rooney said in an interview: "I hope this idea is two-way. They have expressed it (hopefully I will return), but this is the NBA after all. There are still many variables from now until the free market is opened. Let's wait and see."

Rooney has spent his entire 10-year NBA career in Golden State, and his original contract expires after the end of the 2024-25 season. Rooney has been with the Warriors since entering the league in 2015, and he played a substitute most of the time. This season remains the case, averaging 15 minutes per game in 76 regular season games, contributing 4.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

In the regular season, Looney shot 51.4% from the field and 56.6% from free throws. After entering the playoffs, his playing time has dropped, averaging 10 minutes per game in 12 games, scoring 2.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. He made 10 goals in 23 shots in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 43.5%, 6 of 8 free throws, and a shooting percentage of 75%.

In the ESPN program "NBA Today", well-known sports reporter Bobby Marks mentioned that another center Brooke Lopez, who is about to become a free agent, is the target the Warriors can pay attention to.

"He is a Stanford graduate and lives in Fresno," said Max. "If you can sign him with a one-year short contract to strengthen the center position, what would this contract be worth?"

"Because the current center market is not very good. For example, Miles Turner, the Warriors probably can't afford him. The next most suitable candidate is Brooke Lopez."