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 details of the commerce.
“The deal, negotiated by his agent, Greg Lawrence of Wasserman, required a multiteam sign-and-trade that sends Mavericks guard/forward Josh Green to the Charlotte Hornets and two second-round picks to the Warriors. Dallas is sending its own 2031 second-round pick in the deal, a source said.”
If Klay Thompson had been a Maverick on this yr’s Finals, Dallas would’ve crushed 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 (@ActualSkipBayless) July 1, 2024
The Lakers have been additionally frontrunners to land the four-time champion and LeBron James reportedly even took a paycut in his new deal with LA, so the franchise may signal a participant like Klay.
But the Dubs guard determined to signal with the Mavs as a substitute.
There have been various elements that influenced Thompson’s choice, however the principle motive is about profitable one other chip.
“Thompson’s deal was largely inspired by the chance to compete for a fifth title with the Western Conference champion Mavericks,” Wojnarowski stated.
“…The Lakers were extremely intriguing to Thompson, but the financial savings from living in Texas over California and the fact that the Mavericks came within three victories of an NBA championship were big factors in his decision, sources said.”
The 34-year-old was changing into more and more sad and pissed off together with his position, in addition to the contract discussions being had in current months with the Warriors.
Even if 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‘ Jake Fischer experiences.
“If Thompson had returned to Golden State, the Warriors planned to bring Thompson off the bench behind sophomore guard Brandin Podziemski, sources said, after Golden State started its prized rookie for a good stretch during the second half of last season,” Fischer said.
