Barbosa, who retired last year, will be part of head coach Steve Kerr’s staff according to the team. The 37-year-old player will serve as a player mentor coach.

“He’s been my coach, when I was here he also was my friend,” said Barbosa of Kerr, with whom he collaborated on several occasions. “We had a really close relationship when he was a GM for the Phoenix Suns, so every once in a while we used to talk. And he mentioned to me what I want to do after I played, and I always told him that I wanted to be an assistant coach, not a head coach, but be able to talk to the players, kind of teach them, I think I’m kind of good at that.”

Barbosa comes with 14 years of NBA experience, having played with Suns, Warriors, Indiana Pacers, and Boston Celtics, among other teams.

Shaun Livingston, on the other hand, will take a front-office role. Livingston will work alongside general manager Bob Myers and will have the role of director of team affairs and player engagement.

Livingston played for Golden State between 2014 and 2019 and was an important bench contributor in each of the team’s title runs. He was waived by the Warriors following the 2018/19 season as part of salary saves and decided to retire after that.

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The Bay Area franchise, as multiple sources have reported, plans to waive veteran point guard Shaun Livingston as part of a roster restructuring effort.

Livingston parts ways with the franchise that he joined back in 2014, when he was working his way back to re-establishing himself as an NBA player after a horrendous knee injury suffered during his tenure with the LA Clippers.

He found the most stable home of his pro career in Golden State, where he averaged 4 points and 1.8 assists per game off of the bench last season. His performance last season was the worst of his tenure with the Warriors, and he saw a reduction in minutes played.

The point guard said that he, at age 34, is determined to continue playing despite receiving $2 million guaranteed in the Warriors’ decision to waive him.

Livingston will immediately become one of the most valuable point guard options left on the free agent market, and is likely to find a new home with another contending team.

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Barbosa, who retired last year, will be part of head coach Steve Kerr’s staff according to the team. The 37-year-old player will serve as a player mentor coach.

“He’s been my coach, when I was here he also was my friend,” said Barbosa of Kerr, with whom he collaborated on several occasions. “We had a really close relationship when he was a GM for the Phoenix Suns, so every once in a while we used to talk. And he mentioned to me what I want to do after I played, and I always told him that I wanted to be an assistant coach, not a head coach, but be able to talk to the players, kind of teach them, I think I’m kind of good at that.”

Barbosa comes with 14 years of NBA experience, having played with Suns, Warriors, Indiana Pacers, and Boston Celtics, among other teams.

Shaun Livingston, on the other hand, will take a front-office role. Livingston will work alongside general manager Bob Myers and will have the role of director of team affairs and player engagement.

Livingston played for Golden State between 2014 and 2019 and was an important bench contributor in each of the team’s title runs. He was waived by the Warriors following the 2018/19 season as part of salary saves and decided to retire after that.

The post Warriors Bring Back Former Players Leandro Barbosa and Shaun Livingston appeared first on yoursportspot.com.

The Bay Area franchise, as multiple sources have reported, plans to waive veteran point guard Shaun Livingston as part of a roster restructuring effort.

Livingston parts ways with the franchise that he joined back in 2014, when he was working his way back to re-establishing himself as an NBA player after a horrendous knee injury suffered during his tenure with the LA Clippers.

He found the most stable home of his pro career in Golden State, where he averaged 4 points and 1.8 assists per game off of the bench last season. His performance last season was the worst of his tenure with the Warriors, and he saw a reduction in minutes played.

The point guard said that he, at age 34, is determined to continue playing despite receiving $2 million guaranteed in the Warriors’ decision to waive him.

Livingston will immediately become one of the most valuable point guard options left on the free agent market, and is likely to find a new home with another contending team.

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