Pelicans add much needed veteran center

Pelicans add much needed veteran center

FIND THE ISLAND VIEW CASINO. CAM. BEHIND ME. WE’RE IN GULFPORT, LOOKING WEST BACK TOWARDS NEW ORLEANS. WE’RE LOOKING THROUGH SOME STORM ACTIVITY THAT WE’LL GET TO ON WDSU. FIRST WARNING WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR. AFTER WE GET A LOOK AT WHAT WE’RE WATCHING IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF, THE FLORIDA PENINSULA, AND OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. NOTICE THE 0% CHANCE, NEAR 0% CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, BUT THE NEXT 3 TO 7 STILL SEE A LOW 20% CHANCE RIGHT NOW. NOT REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORM ACTIVITY. THERE’S PLENTY OF WIND SHEAR, NORTH WINDS DRIVING THESE STORMS FARTHER SOUTH. YOU CAN EVEN FIND ON THE RADAR IMAGERY HERE. TWO STORMS DEVELOPING OUT OF FORT MYERS AND MOVEMENT NORTHWARD OUT OF THEIR OWN KIND OF SYSTEM DEVELOP. THAT’S THERE. OUT OF SOME LOCALIZED ENERGY SPINNING. WE DO HAVE WATER TEMPERATURES THAT ARE CONDUCIVE FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. WE’RE WELL OVER THAT 80 DEGREE MARK. THAT’S WHERE YOU GOT TO BE. HAVE PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY THAT’S IN PLACE HERE TOO. BUT WHAT’S DRIVING THINGS RIGHT NOW IS THE WIND SHEAR. NO DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. IT’S GOING TO BE A FRONT DROPPING IN. WE’LL SHOW YOU THAT FRONT HERE IS THAT STARTS TO NEAR BY ABOUT THE END OF THE WEEK. HERE BY ABOUT THE 3RD OF JULY, THURSDAY GOING INTO THE 4TH OF JULY ON FRIDAY. THAT’S THE TIME PERIOD HERE THAT WE’LL REALLY NEED TO KEEP A FOCUSED LOOK ON THE NORTHEAST GULF, THE FLORIDA PENINSULA, SOUTHEASTERN U.S. YOU GOT TO BE OVER OPEN WATER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. SO REALLY, OVER ANUM WORRIED ABOUT DISNEY WORLD. I’M WORRIED ABOUT CAPE CANAVERAL TRIPS TO THE BEACHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT’S THE 4TH OF JULY. AND THEN AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK, THAT’S WHERE WE COULD SHIFT A LITTLE BIT OF A STEERING WIND IF SOMETHING WOULD DEVELOP, WE’D HAVE ANY CHANCE OF WATCHING ANYTHING THREATEN US. BUT RIGHT NOW, REALLY LOW CHANCES. I DON’T SEE ANYTHING ON OUR FORECAST DATA TO SHOW US TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THERE TOO. YOU LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. WE STILL HAVE THIS TROPICAL WAVE TRAIN GOING MAIN DEVELOPMENT REGION, BROKEN AREAS, A HIGH PRESSURE, STILL KEEPING EVERYTHING FARTHER SOUTH. BESIDES THAT AREA, A LOW CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT. THERE ISN’T ANYTHING FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS OVER THE REST OF THE GULF, CARIBBEAN OR EVEN THE ATLANTIC FOR THAT MATTER. WDSU FIRST WARNING WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR. LET’S SHOW YOU WHAT WE’VE GOT AND THE WAY THE STORM ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW. THE STRONGEST STORMS HAD BEEN OVER COASTAL MISSISSIPPI, NOW HEADING OUT INTO THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND BAY, SAINT LOUIS TO AINSLEY HAD GOTTEN SOME PRETTY HEFTY STORMS. WE ALSO FIND SOME PRETTY HEFTY STORMS AS WE GO INTO PARTS OF AT LEAST THE NORTH SHORE. YOU CAN FIND THAT HERE. STILL OVER SAINT TAMMANY AND NORTHWEST SAINT TAMMANY. THE NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON PARISH. WE’VE GOT THOSE SCATTERED STORMS STILL IN PLACE. WHAT WE DID FOR A TOP TEMP TODAY MADE IT TO 92 OFFICIALLY HERE IN TOWN BEFORE THE STORMS REALLY STARTED TO ROLL AND MADE IT TO 92 AT LAKEFRONT AS WELL. REAL TIME TEMPERATURES, A MIXTURE 70 SOME 80S, REALLY HUMID AIR, BUT MOST EVERYBODY HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN. SO THAT MEANS WE’VE COOLED THINGS DOWN. YOU LOOK AT THIS LINING UP OF THE FORECAST AND LINE UP TOO. GREAT. BUT DOES NOTE THAT WE’VE GOT STORMS THAT WILL BE FADING AWAY OVERNIGHT. 70 DEGREES START TO THE 80 DEGREE START DEPENDING IF YOU’RE AROUND THE LAKE. IF YOU’RE ON THE COAST TOMORROW MORNING, WE LOOK AT THIS PROJECTION. IT DOESN’T SHOW A WHOLE LOT OF STORM ACTIVITY. I THINK IT’S UNDERDONE. STILL GOT ABOUT A 70% CHANCE OF SCATTERED STORMS TOMORROW. GOT THOSE TEMPERATURES AT AROUND 92, BUT PEAK HEAT INDEX COULD BE UP TO 105. AND THAT SAME FORECAST GOES INTO WEDNESDAY. AND THAT’S GOING TO GO INTO THURSDAY TO FRIDAY. A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR 4TH OF JULY FORECAST HERE FOR YOU SHOWS THAT WE COULD BE APPROACHING HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 107108. THAT WOULD BE NEAR HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. SO AS WE GO CLOSER TO THEN THE RAIN CHANCES GO DOWN, THE HEAT GOES UP AND WE WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED.

Pelicans add much needed veteran center

Pelicans add much needed veteran center

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Updated: 6:48 PM CDT Jun 30, 2025

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The New Orleans Pelicans desperately needed a veteran center and new executive Joe Dumars went out and got his guy.The Pelicans agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with center Kevon Looney, according to ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania.The Golden State Warriors drafted Looney 30th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft.Looney won three NBA championships in 10 seasons with the Warriors.The 29-year-old center has played in 599 regular season games, starting 262, averaging 5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.Looney shot 57.5% from the field in his time with the Warriors.He’s played in 89 postseason games, averaging 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.The other centers on the Pelicans’ roster are, Yves Missi, Karlo Matković, and rookie Derik Queen.

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The New Orleans Pelicans desperately needed a veteran center and new executive Joe Dumars went out and got his guy.

The Pelicans agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with center Kevon Looney, according to ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania.

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Free agent center Kevon Looney has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Life Sports Agency CEO Todd Ramasar and the Pelicans reached a deal tonight for the three-time NBA champion who departs Golden State after 10 years. pic.twitter.com/FAvVBa4Tk6

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2025

The Golden State Warriors drafted Looney 30th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft.

Looney won three NBA championships in 10 seasons with the Warriors.

The 29-year-old center has played in 599 regular season games, starting 262, averaging 5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Looney shot 57.5% from the field in his time with the Warriors.

He’s played in 89 postseason games, averaging 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

The other centers on the Pelicans’ roster are, Yves Missi, Karlo Matković, and rookie Derik Queen.