Looney is closer to gone.

Warriors up to 14 with Pachulia (took the non-bird 20%)
https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/883466978467258368

They are talking with Willie Reed if JaVale McGee signs elsewhere (he is doing his tour now, Clippers yesterday and Kings today) for a 15th. That will make a 5th center plus there is Draymond.

They are also looking for a backup point. But somebody has to go. All the local press is saying that will be Looney.

SoCalBobcat78, your "they will keep Looney" is hanging on by the barest of threads. They pretty much have to dump him this year, eat $1.4M if nobody takes him, because next year his salaray is scheduled to jump to $2.3M which has an additional Luxury tax hit of $4.6M, even if they cut him next year.

Yes they need cheap bodies, but they have two draft picks in 2018, and the way luxury tax works it escalates. This year if they dump him they have a lot more space. You don't save $1.4M now to pay $6.9M next year and $12.5M the year after for a guy who doesn't play.

Cap is off because Igoudala got more than expected, and they used the MLE. It's coming in around $135.5M ($140M in actual money, but vets minimums are counted at 3rd year player level). Luxury tax expected to be $22-25M ($45M over cap). Next year about $40M ($80M over cap). The important thing is to get below tax level in 2019-20, and they set up contracts to expire before them. One of the pieces will have to be moved in 2019-20. Probably Klay and Livingston.