By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Klay Thompson will be joining the Dallas Mavericks as part of a sign-and-trade deal according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thompson is leaving the Golden State Warriors after 13 years and will be signing a three-year, $50m deal with Dallas that includes a player option.
This is the end of an era for a historic Golden State Warriors team and the Splash Bros duo of Steph Curry and Thompson. The two of them have been playing since 2011 when Thompson was drafted by the Warriors with the 11th overall pick.
Thompson helped the Warriors win four championship titles in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. In Oakland, he averaged 19.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 793 games along with 19.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists through 158 playoff appearances.
Now, 34-year-old Thompson is taking his game the Mavericks, teaming up with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Dallas, the 2024 NBA finalist, will look to go all the way to getting the ring next year, now with a veteran sharpshooting star like Thompson on board.
Completing the sign-and-trade deal, the Mavs are sending a second-round pick of the 2031 NBA draft and the least favorable between the second-round picks of the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets in 2025, as reported by ESPN.
Also, the Warriors confirmed the departure of Thompson.
Per the press release: “We can’t overstate Klay Thompson’s incredible and legendary contributions with the Warriors during his 13 years with the team, highlighted by four (4) NBA Championships, six (6) trips to the NBA Finals, five (5) NBA All-Star Game appearances and several NBA records, including the most points ever scored in a quarter in NBA history (37) and the most 3-point field goals in a game (14). The amount of joy and happiness that Klay provided Warriors fans, Bay Area natives and Dub Nation supporters all around the world has been immense and cannot be minimized. His penchant for delivering in pressurized situations on the biggest stage, including many Game 6 heroics, has helped define a career. Klay’s legacy will live on forever and we look forward to the day we can retire his #11 jersey at Chase Center, where he will join a host of Warriors immortals, including those who helped shape this recent dynasty—himself included.
We thank Klay for his contributions and wish him the best as another chapter in his journey is written.”