Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney recently joined Anthony Slater of The Athletic for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Looney noted that he is planning to shoot more three-pointers in the coming season.

The Athletic: Think you’ll take 3s this year?

Looney: That’s the plan.

The Athletic: Well, that’s kind of been the plan, right? Even last year, there was talk you might. You think you now legitimately will?

Looney: Yeah, you’re right, it’s something they’ve said. But I think the makeup of our team this year is going to call for me to shoot more 3s.

I think last year, you know, we got KD (Kevin Durant), Steph (Curry), Draymond (Green), Klay (Thompson), you got four guys out there (as) capable shooters, you kind of need the big to be able to roll and finish. That’s kind of been my role.

Looney says he's been working on both his mid and long range shooting strokes. He also pointed out that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has given him the “green light” in this endeavor:

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Looney: I expanded the mid-range jump shot, just to open the game up, make it easier for Steph, so he has some outlets. But I’ve really been working on the 3.

Steve gave me the green light. Well, he gave me the green light before, but this one, it feels a little different. Like, even if you miss, I want you to keep shooting because we need you to make that shot.

Looney admits that he was a bit leery of taking too many threes in the past, as there were already loads of great shooters on his team. Now, however, he's feeling a lot more confident:

Looney: I’ve always been confident in my shooting, being able to shoot the 3. But as a young guy on a championship team, you’re always looking over your shoulder, like, you don’t want to get subbed out. I always had that in the back of my head. This year, I’m a lot more confident.

Looney made 80 appearances with the Warriors during their 2018-19 regular season campaign, racking up averages of 6.3 points on 62.5 percent shooting from the field, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Those are decent stats, but he only managed to knock down one of his ten shots from beyond the arc. Let's see if that number goes up this season.