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Do Warriors NEED to rely on Klay? + Are Timberwolves a THREAT in the West? | First Take YT Exclusive



Do Warriors NEED to rely on Klay? + Are Timberwolves a THREAT in the West? | First Take YT Exclusive
Stephen A. Smith weighs in on how much the Golden State Warriors can rely on Klay Thompson, answers whether the Minnesota Timberwolves are a legit threat in the West and shares his thoughts on how he believes Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s relationship is coming along on the Milwaukee Bucks.
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47 Comments

  1. Supremity

    Stephen a trippin talking bout it don’t work when the wolves have the best defense in the nba rn 😂 and are winning

  2. Corey Czech

    Stephen A said Rudy/Towns won't work because teams play smaller… Does he not remember that Nuggets won the Championship last year by playing bigger? Big ball is the game again

  7. LeLe

    Klay Thompson will have sparks of his past self but he will not sustain high peak play.

  9. Games n' Stuff

    As a Jazz fan I can say that if the guards can pull their weight defensively in the playoffs Rudy won't be the liability for the t-wolves that he was in Utah. The problem was that Donovan and Conley couldn't guard anyone so Rudy was put in an impossible position and couldn't impact the game like he could in the regular season. I get that Conley is on this team, but Anthony Edwards is a MUCH better defender than Donovan Mitchell so it shouldn't be as brutal for them as it was for the Jazz.

  11. Mervyn Jones

    Klay is no longer performing at the level expected of him and players like Wiggins and Kuminga are too inconsistent which means that Curry has to carry a greater work load. There are times when the cohesion needed by the is missing. .

  15. Leland

    Warriors aren’t going anywhere but the couch unless they get a second option. Klay needs a new look on a different squad.

  16. norvinzor

    Why does the media doesnt wanna talk about Giannis?? huh?! This dude is on all-time performance run right now!

  18. don ham

    Anthony Edwards about to steal the superstar status that they were trying to give morant. Edwards passing him up in league rank and celebrity status

  23. Himmy Bucks

    I don’t care about none of these topics. TALK ABOUT THE CLIPPERS. The positivity needs to be as loud as the negativity!

  24. G0AT

    Been saying this..klay is one dimensional AF even in his prime. It shocks me that he never works on anything in the offseason. Bruh work on dribbling, footwork, finishing just ANYTHING else to add to your game.

  25. Dwain Frett

    2:11 Klay probably wasn't going to get that contract back then anyway. That was back when KD was still on the team. If KD resigned with the Warriors it would have been a mess financially. But he left so Klay and Draymond got paid. Klay got injured in the 2019 playoffs and he still got his 190 mil for 5 years.

  31. Faith Works

    Oh please, please buy Klay out Warriors. Please. For Steph sake. Please. Buy him out and bring him back as the strength and conditioning coach.

  33. sulawesi

    Is a team with one of the best rosters a threat? We are 12-15 games into the season, one filled with more offseason changes and uncertainty than I can remember, yet sports media predictions are bolder than ever. I have the Wolves, Pels, and Cavs as teams with the best rosters at full health. You can listen to media banter or go with who's traditionally good/bad, but I'll go with what's on paper and say Wolves are contending.

  34. Sean c

    LOL im so tired of this lazy reporting about Gobert in the playoffs… Finch subs in Naz Reid in situations where Gobert is getting pulled from the basket and slides Kat to center.. ZZZZZZ leave it to Stephen A smith to give Average to below average takes.

  39. Desdes17

    They need to really invest and standby the young players… count on a team culture instead of vets having too much power on the team so much so that it is stifling the future of the team…

  40. Lethal

    someone in the west emerges every year and never end up doing anything. This year that team is the wolves

  41. Dukjin Im

    To win a chip they need Klay. They need great shooting because the west is very strong this year. Wolves are legit, but the west is so strong

  44. El Taino

    He’ll show up once in a while because he is that good of a shooter, but he’s washed, accept it. He’s had flashes since last season

  45. Donnie Warren

    I wouldn't say they need to rely on Klay, but Klay definitely has to be better, so does Andrew Wiggins. There's no way GS should have went on a 6 game losing streak. That doesn't happen if these 2 are playing better basketball.

  46. JC

    Timberwolves have the best starting 5 in the NBA and are definitely good enough to go all the way if they stay healthy

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