UCLA Kevon was a different beast but no one anticipated him being the kind of loonGOD he is now
shanks_you
You can’t expect a 45 year old man doing that regularly in a high level NBA game
kots144
I will say, everyone says he was fucked by injuries and bad hips, but even in these clips there’s no way these move are quick enough for the nba, even as a youngster. He’s always been slow, and his release has always taken way too long.
Either way, credit to him to redesign his game to become greatness.
edawgggydawg
Man I knew he was different before his hip injuries but I didn’t know he was “crossover pullback into a jump shot” different 😭😭😭😭😭
neo9027581673
He had hips too.
ball_fondler510
Watch his high school highlights. The man was a bucket
Most nba players have a jumper that would be considered wet at most levels of basketball. It’s just that you have to he insanely good to justify taking them in a game where you’re playing with elite shooters
cock-a-dooodle-do
I hope you realize that **almost** every NBA player (even the worst player out of 450 players) has a jumper.
nghbrhd_slackr87
Looney was always gonna be a stretch four until the injuries and our lack of bigs in 2019 changed the way we thought of him.
danbill31
He was compared to Kevin Durant coming into the draft.
wrxwrx
He was doing this against the raptors in 2019 if you watched for it.
DatBoiLight21
Next Kevin Durant
Tankzy559
His draft comparison was a poor man’s KD lol
liteshadow4
If Kevon Looney didn’t have degenerative hips he could have been the next KD.
eugoogilizer
To be fair this was against college competition. That plus injuries wouldn’t make Looney a viable jump shooter these days. His game now is perfect for us with his hustle, defensive presence in the paint, and board monster! #Loongod
75DubFan
He has a nice shot, but when you’re playing with 41% 3 pt- shooters you pass the ball!
Purple-Welder3639
Problem is he’ll be taking those same shots away from steph and klay. And after years of accepting a lesser role, you’re just not as comfortable with those same moves at the NBA level. Reminds me of that clip of Bradley Beal where he said just scoring won’t get you anywhere. To be the #1 or 2 option on any NBA team is a position very few players get
bl123123bl
Pre draft comped to KD
Accurate_Door_6911
It’s crazy how good of a nba defender he’s turned out with those slow hips, even in these moves, they’re a bit choppy, but his iq is so high
Infamous_Trip842
Before like 48 hip injuries Loon’s bag was crazy!!! He had a light KD comp coming outta HS
If Loongod can just find a mid jumper game he would be such a weapon to compliment our shooters
I_dont_eat_animals_
His HS mixtape reminded me of KD
rnbecker
Bro has a vertical of 1 😃
Jicama-Smart
they have footage from 1975?
LauraBG59
He was a beast in HS and college!
Foxisdabest
Looney was projected as a high number pick on his draft class, but fell off because of injuries.
Looney would have been a freaking star had he been Born with the athleticism of someone like Wiseman.
Literally everything he does out there on the court is based on his BBIQ, because he just doesn’t have the athletic gift that other players in the league have.
HorrorScopeZ
Looney with the ball thinking, I’m a multi-time NBA champion and these people are just nothing to me.
831loc
Back when Looney could jump.
Justhere4theupvotes
I honestly wish he’d hoist a three every so often. I’m confident he could nail a few. He’s wide open for chrissake.
its_aq
Yeah but bc of the time and team we got, we pigeonholed him into a Dennis rodman type role which is what we were gonna or tried to do with Wiseman
Shamanboi408
he was KD lite
Redditforever12
injuries made it difficult for him to do this stuff now
BobbyRalston
Led the PAC-12 in 3pt % in his one year at UCLA.
walkingthecows
Reggie Millooney
SettledWater
He wasnt a center, right? I think he completely transformed his game to be the player he is know..I remember Kerr commenting on it
__BlackSheep
I guess you don’t remember but his first NBA bucket was a crossover pull up jumper at the elbow.
I have no idea why that stuck with me his whole career. I didn’t expect him to last long.
d0000n
He could still shoot those jumpers after getting those hip surgeries. He just had to sacrifice his skills so he can screen for Steph.
This_Cable_5849
He was a guard his whole career until like his senior year when he grew 4 inches
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UCLA Kevon was a different beast but no one anticipated him being the kind of loonGOD he is now
You can’t expect a 45 year old man doing that regularly in a high level NBA game
I will say, everyone says he was fucked by injuries and bad hips, but even in these clips there’s no way these move are quick enough for the nba, even as a youngster. He’s always been slow, and his release has always taken way too long.
Either way, credit to him to redesign his game to become greatness.
Man I knew he was different before his hip injuries but I didn’t know he was “crossover pullback into a jump shot” different 😭😭😭😭😭
He had hips too.
Watch his high school highlights. The man was a bucket
Injuries
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mcqaNVYRSXQ
Peep GP2 in the second clip
Most nba players have a jumper that would be considered wet at most levels of basketball. It’s just that you have to he insanely good to justify taking them in a game where you’re playing with elite shooters
I hope you realize that **almost** every NBA player (even the worst player out of 450 players) has a jumper.
Looney was always gonna be a stretch four until the injuries and our lack of bigs in 2019 changed the way we thought of him.
He was compared to Kevin Durant coming into the draft.
He was doing this against the raptors in 2019 if you watched for it.
Next Kevin Durant
His draft comparison was a poor man’s KD lol
If Kevon Looney didn’t have degenerative hips he could have been the next KD.
To be fair this was against college competition. That plus injuries wouldn’t make Looney a viable jump shooter these days. His game now is perfect for us with his hustle, defensive presence in the paint, and board monster! #Loongod
He has a nice shot, but when you’re playing with 41% 3 pt- shooters you pass the ball!
Problem is he’ll be taking those same shots away from steph and klay. And after years of accepting a lesser role, you’re just not as comfortable with those same moves at the NBA level. Reminds me of that clip of Bradley Beal where he said just scoring won’t get you anywhere. To be the #1 or 2 option on any NBA team is a position very few players get
Pre draft comped to KD
It’s crazy how good of a nba defender he’s turned out with those slow hips, even in these moves, they’re a bit choppy, but his iq is so high
Before like 48 hip injuries Loon’s bag was crazy!!! He had a light KD comp coming outta HS
Then he tore his hips up.
This is a 1vs1 between Durant and Loon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauDuAc5ahI
Yea hit hit some a few years back
If Loongod can just find a mid jumper game he would be such a weapon to compliment our shooters
His HS mixtape reminded me of KD
Bro has a vertical of 1 😃
they have footage from 1975?
He was a beast in HS and college!
Looney was projected as a high number pick on his draft class, but fell off because of injuries.
Looney would have been a freaking star had he been Born with the athleticism of someone like Wiseman.
Literally everything he does out there on the court is based on his BBIQ, because he just doesn’t have the athletic gift that other players in the league have.
Looney with the ball thinking, I’m a multi-time NBA champion and these people are just nothing to me.
Back when Looney could jump.
I honestly wish he’d hoist a three every so often. I’m confident he could nail a few. He’s wide open for chrissake.
Yeah but bc of the time and team we got, we pigeonholed him into a Dennis rodman type role which is what we were gonna or tried to do with Wiseman
he was KD lite
injuries made it difficult for him to do this stuff now
Led the PAC-12 in 3pt % in his one year at UCLA.
Reggie Millooney
He wasnt a center, right? I think he completely transformed his game to be the player he is know..I remember Kerr commenting on it
I guess you don’t remember but his first NBA bucket was a crossover pull up jumper at the elbow.
I have no idea why that stuck with me his whole career. I didn’t expect him to last long.
He could still shoot those jumpers after getting those hip surgeries. He just had to sacrifice his skills so he can screen for Steph.
He was a guard his whole career until like his senior year when he grew 4 inches
Injuries changed him