The Warriors officially waived Shaun Livingston on Wednesday afternoon, and coach Steve Kerr was nostalgic.
“Man, I am sad,” the Golden State coach told Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. “Shaun is just an incredible human being. So poised and measured, mature, smart.
"We are going to miss him.”
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Is there a specific anecdote about Livingston that stands out to Kerr?
“Not sure about any one,” Kerr told Kawakami. “Maybe that’s the point. He was a metronome -- you could just count on him to be the same guy, day after day, no matter what the circumstances.
"Never any drama. Just steady, quiet leadership and an old-school post game that gave people fits. And of course, he fit well into our switching scheme and got his hands on a ton of high, long rebounds.”
Although there was talk that the 33-year old might retire, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that Livingston intends to return for a 15th season (he missed the entire 2007-08 campaign).
Golden State Warriors
The No. 4 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft joined the Warriors in July 2014 and won three championships.
Some of his biggest playoff moments with the Dubs:
- 20 points in Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals
- 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal in Game 1 of the 2015 Western Conference finals
- 13.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 59 percent shooting over five games in the first round of the 2016 playoffs
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And don't forget about this:
Livingston was a fantastic Warrior.