Klay Thompson plans to join Mavericks on 3-year sign-and-trade deal: Report originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
Today marks the end of an era.
After 13 NBA seasons and four championships, Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors the career is over.
Thompson agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas MavericksESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday, citing sources.
BREAKING: Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic run with the Warriors as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that will also send Josh Green to Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/4GJ5hR3H5o
-Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2024
Thompson and the Warriors reportedly began negotiating a contract extension nearly a year ago and after a potentially uncomfortable impasseit appears the five-time All-Star will take his talents elsewhere.
After missing the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons with back-to-back leg injuries, Thompson triumphantly returned to the court in 2022, where he helped the Warriors secure their fourth championship in eight years.
Thompson then led the NBA in 3-pointers made during an up-and-down 2022-23 season before his inconsistencies persisted throughout the 2023-24 season.
In 77 games (63 starts) last season, Thompson averaged 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 43.2% shooting from the field and 38.7% shooting from 3-point range. the Warriors in a season that saw him come off the bench for the first time in his career.
Both Thompson and the Warriors expressed their desire to get a deal done and for the Splash Brother to finish his illustrious NBA career with Golden State, but it appears Thompson’s asking price was too high for the Warriors.
