In this exclusive interview, Kevon Looney sits down with Esquire Philippines to talk about the Warriors' offseason, the addition of veteran Chris Paul to their roster, and who he thinks is the toughest big man to guard in the NBA.
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00:00 Between M.B., Yoki's, and Giannis,
00:02 that's the top three, the hardest to guard.
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00:06 Just a lot more new faces, I feel like.
00:19 You know, in the years past when we won the title,
00:20 we kind of had the same group,
00:22 you know, the same type of veterans.
00:23 And this year, we added a big piece in Chris Paul
00:26 coming into the off season.
00:27 So, you know, we've got to get that chemistry,
00:29 get that camaraderie together,
00:30 start to learn each other.
00:31 And, you know, having a player like Chris Paul,
00:33 he's so, so good.
00:34 You got to get him, instead of wrinkle over the offense.
00:36 And that's just been the main focus.
00:38 Everybody's just getting better,
00:39 getting to know what to improve on.
00:41 After losing in the second round,
00:43 we know what we got to do.
00:44 And I think everybody's been really focused.
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00:48 I think just me getting better as a player
00:53 and understanding our system,
00:54 I'm able to adapt better and figure things out more.
00:57 Just having that veteran knowledge.
00:59 Been in the same for going on nine years.
01:01 So, kind of know the ins and outs.
01:03 I know how to be more effective
01:04 and get better as a player.
01:06 I mean, have a better performance.
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01:10 I think so, you know, it's been a great summer.
01:14 You know, we get to talk to him and meet him.
01:15 He's a great guy, the hall of famer player, you know.
01:18 I think the Dub, the Dub Nation would love him.
01:20 You know, we've been an enemy for so long,
01:23 but I think they really love him when we're on their side.
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01:28 I think our dynasty compares,
01:33 I don't want to get nowhere.
01:35 It's kind of hard to do that.
01:36 You know, I had one of the best teams in history.
01:39 Especially that year, 2017, 2018 team.
01:41 We're arguably one of the best teams ever.
01:43 It was one of the best.
01:44 It's hard to compare to the bigger rest of the Celtics
01:46 that won 11th ranked.
01:47 So, it's kind of tough to beat that.
01:48 As far as one season, I knew Philadelphia
01:49 was like the best team ever.
01:51 And I'm proud to say, you know, I didn't play that much.
01:53 I was still there.
01:54 And I was still able to watch
01:55 some of the best basketball be in play.
01:57 So, I think our dynasty is up there.
01:58 I think there'll be a lot of stories about our team
01:59 when it's all said and done.
02:01 And with that said, I don't think we're done.
02:02 I think we still got some more work to do.
02:04 We still are training greatly.
02:05 So, we're still ready for those other dynasties
02:08 and that we're gonna come.
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02:12 I need my X-Train.
02:16 I'm 6'9", so I need the X-Train.
02:18 But I would probably say they all,
02:21 between MB, Yoki's, and Giannis,
02:23 that's the top three, the hardest to guard.
02:25 Probably say in a one-on-one game,
02:28 MB would probably be the toughest.
02:30 I think he had like 50 on us last year.
02:31 I feel like I played great defense,
02:33 but he's still was scoring.
02:34 And he's one of the biggest centers in the league,
02:36 probably the biggest center in the league.
02:37 So, I would probably give it to him.
02:39 Yoki's just, he's different to guard.
02:42 He's like guarding a point guard almost.
02:43 And he has so many assists.
02:45 He's not always trying to score.
02:46 So, MB's gonna shoot 30 shots,
02:48 but Yoki's just gonna probably try to get 15 assists
02:51 and still get 30 points.
02:51 So, I give it to MB.
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