The rumors have been circulating for months now and it lastly occurred. Klay Thompson has left the Warriors for the Mavericks in free company.
ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski broke down the finer particulars of the commerce.
“The deal, negotiated by his agent, Greg Lawrence of Wasserman, required a multiteam sign-and-trade that sends Mavericks guard/ahead Josh Inexperienced to the Charlotte Hornets and two second-round picks to the Warriors. Dallas is sending its personal 2031 second-round choose within the deal, a supply mentioned.”
If Klay Thompson had been a Maverick on this yr’s Finals, Dallas would’ve overwhelmed Boston. His big-game, big-stage catch-and-shoot expertise and all-timeness would’ve made a distinction Tim Hardaway Jr. now not may. If solely Jerry Jones may make a transfer like this.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 1, 2024
The Lakers had been additionally frontrunners to land the four-time champion and LeBron James reportedly even took a paycut in his new cope with LA, so the franchise may signal a participant like Klay.
However the Dubs guard determined to signal with the Mavs as a substitute.
There have been plenty of elements that influenced Thompson’s resolution, however the primary cause is about profitable one other chip.
“Thompson’s deal was largely impressed by the possibility to compete for a fifth title with the Western Convention champion Mavericks,” Wojnarowski mentioned.
“…The Lakers had been extraordinarily intriguing to Thompson, however the monetary financial savings from residing in Texas over California and the truth that the Mavericks got here inside three victories of an NBA championship had been huge elements in his resolution, sources mentioned.”
The 34-year-old was changing into more and more sad and pissed off along with his function, in addition to the contract discussions being had in current months with the Warriors.
Even when Thompson made the choice to return to Golden State, he would have been coming off the bench in favor of 21-year-old Brandin Podziemski, Yahoo Sports activities‘ Jake Fischer stories.
“If Thompson had returned to Golden State, the Warriors deliberate to carry Thompson off the bench behind sophomore guard Brandin Podziemski, sources mentioned, after Golden State began its prized rookie for a superb stretch through the second half of final season,” Fischer mentioned.
