SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors big man Kevon Looney is set to leave the only NBA team he has known.

After a decade in the Bay Area, the 29-year-old center often called “Loon” has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with New Orleans, according to ESPN.

Looney joins a center rotation that includes second-year big Yves Missi, veteran stretch five Kelly Olynyk and the No. 13 overall pick in this year’s draft in Derik Queen.

The Warriors’ current center rotation consists of Draymond Green and sophomore shooting center Quinten Post. Trayce Jackson-Davis was in and out of the rotation throughout the season.

Looney was drafted No. 30 overall in 2015, joining the squad after Golden State had won its first title of the Steph Curry era. He then proceeded to become a member of three more championship-winning teams in Golden State, and averaged 4.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in his 10th season in the Bay Area.

Just three other players in the NBA had enjoyed longer tenures with one organization, and two were teammates with Looney — Curry (17 years) and Green (13). Devin Booker, Nikola Jokic and Miles Turner are the only others with 10 years on one team.

Looney made $8 million last season, but the Warriors likely did not have the ability to bring him back for anywhere near that yearly salary.

The team has $139 million tied up in wages for Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Green. Veteran guard Gary Payton II is also an unrestricted free agent, and Jonathan Kuminga is a restricted free agent who could command a $30 million-per-year contract.

The team recently brought back Post and Gui Santos for a combined $4.1 million as it searches for ways to stay under the salary cap’s second apron, which is when a team spends over $207.8 million in salary and is thus hit with severe restrictions when it comes to adding other players or salary.

Looney previously acknowledged that a return to the Bay Area was no guarantee.

“I think I always want to be here,” Looney said during his exit interview in May. “This is where I was drafted at. Been here a long time. I hope the feeling is mutual. But it’s the NBA; things always change, especially when you don’t win it all. I’m just ready for whatever.”

Looney left his mark with Golden State.

His rebounding was especially vital to the Warriors in their 2022 championship run, when he had an eye-popping 22 rebounds in Game 6 of the second round as Golden State clinched the series over the Grizzlies. He had double-digit rebounds in three of the Warriors’ four wins over Dallas in the next series and won his minutes by 20-plus points twice in the NBA Finals as the Warriors beat Boston.

The UCLA product led all reserves in rebounds last season with 426, and grabbed double-digit rebounds in 13 of 76 games played.

During his 10 seasons in the Bay Area, Looney played in 599 games, starting 262 of those, and played 289 straight games from March 2021 until March 2024.