Warriors free Shaun Livingston, veteran, compared

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The Warriors will give up their goaltender Shaun Livingston as the team continues to face a tightening of salary caps, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

A veteran of nine different NBA teams, Livingston, 33, has spent the last five years out of the Warriors' bench. Although it never lacked statistics, the length and versatility of Livingston have made it an asset for the Warriors.

The Warriors competed at the NBA Finals in Livingston's five years in the Bay Area, winning three titles.

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Although Wojnarowski reports that Livingston is" determined to continue playing ", the guardian & nbsp;has already thought about retirement due to recurring knee problems: "data-reactid =" 28 "> While Wojnarowski said Livingston was" determined to keep playing ", the guard has already considered his retirement for recurring knee problems:

"These are just all the signs on the wall," Livingston told The Athletic. "And more physically. If I am in good health and amuse myself, I want to play. But physically, if I'm not … Like, I put a lot of work in my body just to start playing basketball, let alone get to this point where I am.

"So now it's getting harder. Like this year, I had more injury problems than any other year in which I was on the Warriors. "

Livingston will now enter the free agent market, where it could be a solid recovery for the contenders.

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<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "By & nbsp;Bobby Marks from ESPN, the Warriors will save over a million dollars in space by giving up Livingston. The guard was guaranteed $ 2 million next season, spread evenly over the next three seasons, which will allow the team to stay below the $ 138.9 million safety margin. "Data-reactid =" 33 "> By Bobby Marks from ESPN, the Warriors will save over a million dollars in space by giving up Livingston. The guard was guaranteed $ 2 million next season. It will be evenly distributed over the next three seasons through the stretching clause, which will allow the team to remain below the $ 138.9 million security threshold.

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