In what may have been one of the better signings of the offseason, the Golden State Warriors agreed to a deal with point guard Shaun Livingston.
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Livingston fought off what looked like a career-ending knee surgery back in 2007. Livingston has been attempting a return ever since and finally found a role with the Nets last season. Now, he will look to secure his future as a restricted free agent.
According to Moke Hamilton of Basketball Insiders, Livington will only add to what is an excellent core for the Warriors.
"With the versatile Shaun Livingston added to their already impressive core, the Golden State Warriors may be closer to competing for winning all of the marbles than anyone thinks. If Andrew Bogut, David Lee and Andre Iguodala were all able to play 75 games alongside Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, one would be hard-pressed to argue that the Warriors had one of the most talented starting fives in the entire league. With Livingston, Marreese Speights, Harrison Barnes and Brandon Rush on the bench, the team does have a concern with size off the bench, but that is an issue that can be addressed with a late signing or two or a trade at deadline time."
Livingston put up 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 48.3% from the floor, 16.7% from three and 82.7% from the free throw line last season. In his nine-year NBA career, the fourth-overall pick of the first round in the 2004 NBA Draft has averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 46.6% from the field, 20.4% from three and 80.1% from the charity stripe.
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