This decision makes sense on and off the court for both the Golden State Warriors and Shaun Livingston.
With $2 million guaranteed to be coming his way and with a shoestring budget, the two parties have agreed to stretch the salary across three years. This thins out to roughly $666k a year, making all the difference in Bob Myers’ attempt to balance the books.
This comes after a below par season for Livingston. At 33 years old, he is not as young as he once was, and this visibly affected his defensive abilities. Furthermore, a modern-day point guard without any kind of 3-point shot tends to limit the offensive sets that a team can run.