[Woj] Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte.
BREAKING: Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/4GJ5hR3H5o
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2024
by lndngtm
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That’s a freaking great deal! I’m all for it if all we had to give up was Josh Green and a trade exception. Going all in on Kyrie’s window.
I already miss Green man…
Shooters, shoot. Imagine telling Mavs fans about this roster before the 2023 trade deadline. No one would believe it.
For the cap nerds out there, is there anything left we can do since we didn’t trade our FRP? Are we now capped now financially? Could we package the pick with Maxi to further improve the roster?
So we basically traded Josh Green and Tim Hardaway Jr. for Klay Thompson and Quentin Grimes? Insane.
Further tweets say he had bigger 4 year deals but chose Dallas. Also we may get 1-2 SRP from charlotte.
Why couldn’t we dump maxi instead of green?
Take care of him, Dallas. 💔
Not Green fck
If i were klay I’d tell the mavs to dump powell too to get more money
Luke and Kyrie will have much more gravity than Steph did the past 1 or 2 seasons so Klay should be getting a whole lot of wide open 3s.
Sad to see Josh go. I always love our homegrown guys.
Not sure why the Mavs are salary dumping Josh Green while still employing Dwight Powell
Klay’s shooting will be huge, but let’s remember the guy can’t move, doesn’t dribble, doesn’t drive, and can’t defend anymore. I don’t know how we will defend in the playoffs. Will Klay be ok with his minutes being cut in playoffs cause defense isn’t looking good?
such a terrible move
He is obviously not peak klay anymore but we desperately needed a floor spacing wing and we definitely got that. Can we get away with playing kyrie luka and klay at the same time in terms of defensive mobility? probably not but the prospect of having a second strong offensive option on the floor when either luka or kyrie need a breather is honestly a godsend. and for 16.6 mil a year that is almost a steal. def a win now move but we will have some flexibility in 2-3 years when kyrie and klay may be hanging up their boots.
Also OKC is scary this year…. and philly a legitimate threat for boston now.
Dallas super team here we come!
Well now we have Klay and Kyrie for shooting and Daniel Gafford for lobs. I don’t see how this makes us any worse? I still believe in Klay. He had a 37 point quarter. he’s a shooter through and through.
i will become klay thompson’s strongest soldier from now on. all jokes aside, ik 2024 klay is not the klay from years ago obviously but you cannot tell me he is not an improvement from thj (bless his heart). will all these moves be enough to get us to a trophy? idk but i feel like nico is making all the right moves and we still have 2 1st round picks that we can work with
He cooked again
ok now go get Draymond too lol
For that contract I’ll take it
How many shots you make today Klay- Luka
Holds 4 fingers up – Klay
$16 million for a great three point shooter is exactly what we needed. Klay is going to come off the bench and get us 15-18 per night on efficient shooting. Luka is about to average 15 assists per game
The second best thing about Klay might be his free throws.
mavs fixing to average 139 points a game
Oh helll yes!! I was weary about singing him for $25 mil a year but still down. But at this number, I’m all in
Anyone saying this isn’t a good pick-up is a hater. Klay is still a marksman and can play D, maybe not to the level he was able to, but he can create his own shots and doesn’t need to rely on Luka. Whether he starts or comes off the bench, Klay is going to be a problem for a lot of teams. I still think they need another big, but this is a process, and it’s still early.
who’s going to be sf in the starting lineup though?
So…. Now that we traded away Green and DJJ, who is going to defend guards on the other team? For example, if we face OKC or MIN or DEN in the playoffs, who is guarding Shai, Ant, and Murray?
I hope he’s not as washed up as some of yall claim. if we can have a consistent 3rd scorer, this could be fun.
Love it. Not breaking the bank either.
Did we sacrifice too much defense with the recent trades?
Did we sacrifice too much defense with the recent trades?
We basically swapped THJ, Josh Green, and DJJ for Quentin Grimes, Naji Marshall, and Klay Thompson. Crazy.
Nico might get a statue next to Dirk after it’s all said and done.
A lot less money than I was expecting
No poa defender in our starting 5 if Klay is starting. Yikes.
Klay is not washed at all tbh yes he’s had a season or two not up to his standards (which are insanely high) but playing with Luka AND Kyrie he’s going to get so many good looks… id expect him to be much better than the last couple seasons on the warriors
We turned what we were paying for THJ into Klay Thompson. What a deal Nico!
We turned what we were paying for THJ into Klay Thompson. What a deal Nico!
Bro why would we send the warriors a second? Keep both second round picks.
At least the deal is cheap. His shooting better be on point because the defense will be a liability all year
I really think he would be best off the bench so we can have good d at sf
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People are all concerned about defense like Hardaway was some shutdown defender
You know Josh missed 25 games last year, 22 games the year before. It’s not like he was bullet-proof/Superman. Klay only missed 5 games last year.
We paid 3 years/$48m for chandler parsons…