Kevon Looney signs one-year deal with Lakers after Pelicans stint
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 8, 2026, 6:03 AM
Last updated Jul 8, 2026
Kevon Looney has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. This move follows his 11th season with the New Orleans Pelicans after a decade with the Golden State Warriors. Last season, Looney averaged 2.8 points and 5.6 rebounds over 21 games. He will join the Lakers alongside newly acquired center Walker Kessler and play under star point guard Luka Doncic.
- •Looney has played ten seasons with the Warriors before joining the Pelicans.
- •He averaged 2.8 points and 5.6 rebounds last season.
- •His one-year deal with the Lakers is valued at $3.9 million.
- •He was drafted by the Warriors in 2015.
- •Looney will join Walker Kessler and Luka Doncic in Los Angeles.
- 6:03 AMYahoo Sports — Report: Former Warrior Kevon Looney signing with Lakers
"The longtime Golden State big man is headed to a Western Conference rival.
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