Golden State Warriors: An ode to the beloved Shaun Livingston

The Golden State Warriors have officially waived veteran guard Shaun Livingston, drawing an end to his five year stay in the Bay.

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.

Rumors had been circulating that Livingston will now retire from basketball after leaving the Warriors, but he has insisted that he will be back to contribute to a team in the coming season, meaning that he will likely step out onto the Chase Center court in 2020.

For Dub Nation, it is a fond farewell.

Livingston leaves with three championship rings in five consecutive Finals as one of only five players to have stayed throughout this magnificent stretch, and his departure alongside Andre Iguodala’s means that only three remain.

Livingston was not an all-star, nor was he a Finals MVP, but it would be foolish to dismiss his impact on this team. Here is a retrospective look at S Dot’s time as a Warrior.