What’s next for Golden State after Klay Thompson’s departure? 👀 Was it the right move? | NBA Today

What’s next for Golden State after Klay Thompson’s departure? 👀 Was it the right move? | NBA Today

Mark you have been covering the bay throughout Klay Thompson’s entire career here where does Golden State go from here now that this Duo has been broken up that we kind of thought we’d see forever well your your Bay was in mour yesterday uh still is today uh the interesting thing about what Steph said to me is he told him to go enjoy play basketball like but is Steph going to enjoy playing basketball with this team going forward uh Mike dun leevy is in a real tough spot you know Bob Meers really put him in a in a tough spot he he didn’t hit jackpot last year and it’s not hot for marketing it’s not hot for d rozan I don’t know what they’re doing and Brian and I are going to Paris right we know what it is Brian training camp starts next week Saturday step um come over start like this is where they start talking they start getting in his ear so I wonder if that’s going to be something that the Warriors they better get something done before he gets to V USA is the sort of Genesis of many super teams but I I just can’t I I could never ever ever ever ever see stuff out of that uniform but I’ve seen stuff before in this league yeah he’s synonymous I think with golden state but for so many years Klay Thompson was as well the question we’ve been asking since this move was made Zach is what does Golden State need to do not about keeping Steph Curry but about keeping him feeling good about the direction of this franchise so they’re a good team there’s honor in being a good team in the Western Conference not a bad team they can’t rebuild as long as Steph is on the roster and I agree with Brian I can’t imagine him ever not being yeah a warrior Mark mentioned Lowry marinan among others the decision they’re going to have to make it’s the same decision they were making when they were having their little diance with Paul George can we get somebody in here while keeping enough stuff where it’s really worth our while to trade picks young players whatever it is are we making oursel good enough to make a leap up the Western Conference I think that’s going to be really really tough because any team with a player like Markin is going to start with Jonathan kaminga and that’s just going to be a tough pill for Golden State to swallow he’s the gem of the two timelines thing which mostly kind of failed but he’s the gem of it and I just they’re they’re going to have to ask themselves is it worth it are we making ourselves good enough to challenge all the juggernauts at the top well he’s getting better each and every year depends on what goes out the door though it depends on what goes out the door that is true but that’s a guy who fought for his starting spot to be able to play more minutes and I think it sort of paid off that gamble on himself and so I think they see that and that’s why you said he’s a gem now to the most important thing to use the Grid or not the grid okay once clay took the pictures off the grid that means Steph is not going to put you on the grid but it’s all good it’s all love because what Steph said mattered the most whether it’s IG stories or not what we did will never be done again that is amazing this is the best shooting back court that we have ever seen and even these guys as they are what is did you say was a diance they yeah they’re having a diance with their Prime right and the latter stages of their career they’re still very impressive shooters that I think have found ways where one step is going to be built around him and Clay is going to be able to provide a lot of boost with a system that is built around luk honestly it’s hard to picture the Warriors without Steph and clay clay of course agreed to a three-year $50 million deal to join the Mavericks that’s according to wge and then earlier today Steph Curry reacted for the first time saying that he’s going to I’m going to miss you clay even though weon finish the journey together what we did will never be done again couldn’t have imagined a better run with you and Draymond Green it changed the whole Bay Area it changed the way the game is played which is absolutely true killer clay at the center of it all thank you for everything go enjoy playing basketball and doing what you do Splash Bros for life my guy so that’s what Steph Curry had to say about Klay Thompson electing to joining the uh Dallas Mavericks but did you happen to hear with his father Michael Thompson had to say I got wind got wind take a listen not too feeling too much in a congratulatory mood right now you know because I mean obviously it’s Clay’s decision it’s his life he’s a grown man I was hoping hoping as you can you can assess I was hoping and praying he’d finish his career with the Lakers so Michael Thompson played Five Seasons with the Lakers of course he does radio color commentary as well but Zach as a basketball decision do you think that clay made the right choice in electing to go to Dallas that depends on what clay wants I think Dallas is closer clearly having just made the finals to playing Championship level basketball than the Lakers are I also do wonder if it’s been such an intense Spotlight in Golden state for so long some of the drama there self created by Draymond Green’s you know suspensions and all that but just the attention on that team becoming a supernova Global phenomenon La would be very similar with LeBron and Ronnie and JJ reck I do wonder if clay was like I I I can contend for a title and play not that Dallas is a small Market team but the spotlight just isn’t the same the pressure just isn’t the same there would even be pressure I think in being the guy for whom LeBron took the pay cut if that’s how it played out and the taxes aren’t the same that part true well it reminds me of like Ray Allen going to Miami I I think this is a great move for clay uh he’s going to get the easiest three-point shots he had since KD and Curry when he played with them and Golden State and all those respectfully PJ Washington in the threes you had missed in the corner Clay’s going to hit those um then you go in there like JJ just got there Jason kid’s been there yeah Nico’s doing a great great job and I like the niji uh Naji Marshall pickup I think he’s a nice addition to their starting five I think clay will fit in great coming off the bench and and we’ll have uh a chance to show that he’s still on the top level you mentioned some of those missed shots for the Dallas Mavericks in the finals Chan what exactly does clay alleviate here for Dallas well if you think about LCA donic he’s such a strong gravitational force that he’s going to create open shots now the reason why they weren’t competitive in the NBA Finals is because his teammates could knock him down but look at Luca he’s an elite shot Creator he’s top three in both points and assists and That’s So Raven can see it before it happens behind your head knocks oh nope hold it did not knock it down and so now you insert one of the best Elite catch and Shooters in Klay Thompson and you can’t help off of him but watch this that’s a small window and he’s able to shoot so yes I think all of those factors mattered uh when you think about the big scheme of things not so much of a spotlight but look at this number he still got it 219 catch and shoot three-point field goals last season the second most in the NBA do you guys know who was number one any guesses Boom Boom come on real quick number one Drake nope wa no Kendrick Lamar’s number one on the charge it’s Steph Curry his former Splash bro so yeah so now that we have the outlook here for Dallas what do you say we uh spin the wheel I’m gonna start with you Mr Spears why don’t you come on over here take a little spin join me come on black over here no whammies and let’s spin the wheel you’ll have 24 seconds the Outlook of this Western team you get to pick your own adventure Mr spe wow who you want to talk about Sacramento King on the clock 24 seconds please director Kathy let’s go there are dark host to get to R rozen want to see the Kings do something make some moves get back to the postseason uh Kings will be back in a postseason next year they got a move coming soon Z who we got no bankrupt no bankrupt no bankrupt this isn’t Monopoly I don’t know more fun to pretend I’m on Jazz uh the Utah Jazz producer condis is hyped uh they’re not going to be good and the decision they have to make is how bad do they want to be ahead of two great drafts I think they’re sick of hey we’re frisky we’re frisky we’re frisky but we don’t want to be frisky and we end up picking 10th Lowry mark in the single biggest trade chip I think on on the semi market right now big decision for the Jazz you know when it’s a good show Wendy is when Zach says the word frisky multiple times let’s get frisky come on better equipped to talk about the Jazz than Zack low I just want that was oronda spin the wheel sir that was a solid spin nice spin very casual you don’t want us to go over a dollar Zach that’s what you were looking for uh is that the Utah Jazz again we’re not going to run it back I’m going to give you one more spin if it’s the Jazz again this is going to be H get rigged it is oh the Clippers I just want you to know that yesterday Steve Balmer made 3.3 billion on his Microsoft stock and passed Bill Gates for total net worth was not that bad of a day we need to keep that in mind also they have signed a couple of decent free agents Dereck Jones Chris Dunn you know they’ll be Kawai will be back and they’ll be a decent team and they need they need to reset their franchise but I’ll bet Steve Balmer St had a good day yesterday all right CH that was I mean that was a lovely glass half full Outlook thank you so much the glass is half full Miss who matches the wheel oh do I give it a spin please you know I want to be Vana black you know what I’m saying here we go oh is it the pels yes ma’am I’m very excited about this because I do think the way that they ended the postseason first of all is the best thing ever because Z Williamson finally delivered he showed up in his best self he was able to play great level basketball but getting Deonte now that is spicy to me to see who is actually going to be one of the best running mates for the foreseeable future for this generational Talent I’m not mad at what’s happened down uh South in the bayou okay did I hit it oh yes yeah I was waiting for the buzzer reader you hit it all right one more for the group shall we spin it it’s going to land on the Jazz again oh the Los Angeles Lakers finally finally we never talk about this Zack low go ahead we just talked about what else you want me to say brownies on the team they didn’t get clay they got work to do the Lakers are a good team in the Western Conference that’s not something to be scoffed at there’s a big gap between one playoff win and great team and I don’t know how they can CL it what’s the next move get somebody in the door maybe it’s D rozan depends on who’s going out the door I’m not Trading Austin Reeves for Demar D rozan I’ll tell you that much [Music] [Applause] more NBA is

On NBA Today, Malika Andrews, Zach Lowe, Chiney Ogwumike, Brian Windhorst and Marc J. Spears discuss Klay Thompson joining the Dallas Mavericks in free agency before speaking on Western Conference team’s offseasons to include the Sacramento Kings, LA Clippers, Lakers and more!

0:00 What’s next for Warriors?
3:11 Steph Curry’s statement
3:58 Did Klay Thompson make the right decision?
6:55 Spin the Wheel!
7:37 Utah Jazz’s offseason
8:33 LA Clippers’ offseason
9:16 New Orleans Pelicans’ offseason
9:57 Lakers’ offseason

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