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transitioning to the one and only Klay Thompson four-time Champion one of the greatest Shooters we’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA um who by the way spent the second half of this season averaging uh about 20 points or so 45% shooting from the field 41% shooting from three-point range since the All-Star break which more than 90% of the league couldn’t do on their best days that same Klay Thompson is departing from the Golden State Warriors to join the Dallas Mavericks they worked out a sign and trade deal with the warriors uh Klay Thompson’s going to get about $50 million over three years uh via a sign and trade deal that will also see the Mavericks sending Josh Green to the Charlotte Hornets um however TNT sports analyst Chris Haynes says golden state is still working do details with Dallas and the deal is not close at this point um various other people are reporting on this story bottom line is Thompson’s leav I’m sad but it was necessary kaminga has gotten better paj jimsky the rookie from last year has gotten better Steph Curry is still playing like a superstar Draymond Green you gave a 100 million to he deserves every penny and um Clay is not what he was defensively he’s not what he was offensively but I still am not giving up on him and what he can bring to the table and what he can do from what I’m being told um Klay Thompson wanted to leave he thought it was time that makes sense to me and the reason why that makes sense to me is because at the beginning of the year a few months ago rather the Golden State Warriors offered Klay Thompson two years $48 million that’s 24 million a year Klay Thompson just settled for a little over 16 and a half for three years that doesn’t make sense to me I mean if you’re going to hold out and you feel that adamant about it or whatever I understand if it was an extra 15 to 20 million but you’re going to depart from Golden State for just $2 million more in total and that’s over a threeyear span instead of a two-year span I don’t quite understand that but I will say this it does make sense that clay wanted to leave according to what I’m hearing because why would you leave Golden State for that and by the way California 14.4% state income taxes federal is about 39% we get all of that um in the case of Dallas he’s in Texas so there’s no state income taxes in Texas plus you have Kyrie Irving and Luca donic as your as your teammates so we understand what that’s about and major props to Nico Harrison the president of basketball operations and Jason kid for acquiring um Klay Thompson because Dallas was like second in the league in three-point attempts but like like 13 in the league and field goal percentages made okay so we get that the Lakers obviously wanted Kay Thompson LeBron obviously was willing to take a pay cut according to Rich Paul his agent just to make sure that they got a guy like Klay Thompson on board but at the end of the day if you are Klay Thompson you’re looking at staying in the state of California you’re looking at the fact that the income tax rate is still applicable there too at 14.4% you’re looking at the fact that the Lakers while they were like top 10 in three-point shooting percentage they were 28th in three-pointers attempted so you might be wondering whether or not you was going to get the ball from an Anthony Davis or Lebron James enough as you know when you just oppose that to what transpired in Golden State then we also got to take into consideration that it is the Lakers which is a rivalry for the Warriors and Klay Thompson just may not have wanted to go to the Los Angeles Lakers he may have wanted to go somewhere other than Los Angeles so I always thought it would be the Lakers if he wasn’t with golden state I prayed I wish that it was the Knicks but not as much once I got Mel Bridges but in the when you look at Dallas um they are a better team than the Los Angeles Lakers at this particular moment Klay Thompson’s not making anybody worse he’s only going to make you better um they lost Derek Jones Jr but again he was a guy that couldn’t generate any offense for you Klay can and Klay can put the ball in the hole in a very prolific fashion when he gets hot and when that stroke starts working and so you can comine that with PJ Washington with Gafford with Lively and what have you Dallas is no joke I understand it why clay made the move I’m sad that it had to happen uh but these things happen in the world of professional sports that’s just the way that it goes that just the way that it goes it’s be interesting to see what happens with golden state now and I’m really interested in seeing who’s going to talk about Steve Kirk because guys talk about it’s just their time to leave it’s just their time to move on Klay Thompson has moved on um and now CP3 is moving on uh Golden State didn’t want to keep them well maybe they did uh but I know this much they didn’t make it very attractive for him I know that there were a lot of things said and there was a lot of promises made that wasn’t followed up at least in the eyes of many when it comes to Chris Paul and Steve Kerr and as you look at these folks these notable agreements and signings hartenstein three years 87 million Chris Paul one year 11 million cavius Carwell Pope okay he’s going to Orlando 3 years 66 million James Harden stays with the Clippers at 2 years 70 million Derek Jones forgot where he’s going 3 years 30 million Tobias Harris with the Detroit business Derek Jones with the Clippers I’m sorry three years 30 million Tobias Harris with Detroit two years 52 million yonas valent chunis uh three years uh 30 million and who is that for the Washington Wizards yeah they needed to pay him more to get him to go to the nation’s capital the swamp these days and age this day and age but anyway
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❗️❗️❗️Bring Klay back! By removing him, you "remove liver" ! Does GSW have jaundice? For jaundice nothing is removed but treated don't you understand that?😮
Tobias Harris agent be working
The taxes is a huge reason I bet. California's taxes are insane
Best possible place he could land
With Luke and Kyrie there, defenses will already have their hands full, so he'll get plenty of open looks
They're never gonna be the Celtics on defense, so they need to be better Mavericks on offense
Klay , at this point, is a bad 2nd scoring option, but is still a solid 3rd option, who is good for 17-18 PPG
I guess Klay got his feelings hurt
Here is a 7 sentence summary of the text:
Klay Thompson is leaving the Golden State Warriors to join the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal. Thompson will get a 3-year, $50 million contract with the Mavericks. The Warriors had previously offered him a 2-year, $48 million deal, which he turned down. Thompson wanted to leave the Warriors to play with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas, and avoid the high California state taxes. The Lakers were also interested in signing Thompson, but he preferred not to join their rivalry with the Warriors. The Mavericks are a better team than the Lakers at the moment, and Thompson will help improve their 3-point shooting. Overall, it's a surprising move, but understandable given the contract details and Thompson's desire for a new challenge.
Ask not
Be a Maverick
….To the moon we go
Why do people keep bringing Draymond into this? Yes, Klay might be more likeable than Draymond, but who is more important when both are on the court at this stage of their careers? GSW disrespected Klay? Who paid him handsomely when he didn't play for 2.5 years (he already suffered the 1st injury when he got the contract extension)? Klay is not what he used to be and that's ok. To be honest, I attribute most of Klay's struggles last year to himself. Instead of letting the game come to him he started jacking up shots like he was Jordan Poole. He took a lot of horrible shots. Benching him was the right move. You could tell he was in his own head way too much. I can't imagine it being easy though when you're part of the splash brothers and you see Steph Curry actually improving his game (bulked up, worked on his weaknesses) and you are getting worse. And the difference when Draymond is on and off the floor is also very noticeable. I never saw Klay improve other skills, everything was based on his shooting and defense. Because of the injuries not only did his defense suffer, his ability to get separation for his shots did as well. Fair or not, he just hasn't had much of an impact recently. I believe Klay can still be the elite shooter he was if he gets his mind right. Hopefully that happens in Dallas. He deserves it. Do I think GSW treated him unfairly? Not at all.
I knew Klay would not go to Lakers after they selected Bronny but at the same time he wants to play for Kyrie and Luka.
And donovan Mitchell gets 150 million for 3 years lol ,donovan hes not a impact player like klay is ,i know hes not the same but hes still a impact player, donovan did absolutely nothing for the cavs
End of an era
Klay went 0-10 in an elimination game
The numbers are crazy… if any normal person could have just 1 million dollars across 10 years, that's a huge blessing everyone would take
"…deserves every penny"
tf u talkin bout???
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Klay injured his leg for the struggling GSW. He doesn't deserve all the bully for his decline after it.. He contribute more even when he can't shoot.. He is an influential figure of GSW
Dallas will be champs next year now 100%🏆
Draymond 100ms and offer klay 48? They basically kicked klay out. Every staple in the warriors has a part to play in their 4 rings but draymond a bigger role and persona for the dubs then klay!? No…they should’ve game him w.e he wanted to end his career, he’s made that organization billions nobody buying no draymond jerseys 😐 klay had the #14 jersey selling in the entire league of 400+…warriors tried to slap that man in the face bcuz he ain’t what he use to be, and even though he ain’t what he was, he still klay, shooting better then 90% of the league. Dubs dropped the ball
He ain't the splashing shooter he used to be though. So they're having a decent role player with 10 to 12 ppg.
Klay is feeling some type of way think he’s gonna have a great year this year with my 2nd favorite team in the NBA
Green ended the dynasty
getting paid 2 mil for a title contender or sit in golden state not title contending the rest of your carrier
Draymond doesn't deserve that money why? So he can superman punch another teammate😂. And Klay didn't want to deal with the drama that is the Los Angeles Lakers. Dealing with Lebron and now his child and especially with a coach that has NEVER coached in the NBA in his life.
Steph gonna shoot 99% from 3 against the mavs…. 😂 just to prove a point
The housing market is better in Texas as well…He will definitely get more for his money…
Why is SAS saying it doesn't make sense for him to go? KT probably sees potential in winning and probably wants to keep winning. The mavs just went to the finals, KT could provide wonders for them and the warriors are not contenders right now. Time is ticking for a lot of these players we have seen in the last 10+ years, they want more chips before its too late.
How about Paul George?
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Easy choice for Klay choosing DAL over LA, except for the high TX property taxes that homeowners pay, and more importantly avoiding the Bron dramaaaaa! 😅😅
All we need Klay to do is catch and shoot KAI and Luka can handle the rest
Warriors are not the problem Klay is the problem couldn’t help team elimination game 0-10!!!!!!! Klay is shell of himself. Klay chose to leave teammates and coach he played for very long time. I don’t think Klay will ever be happy in the game anymore. Klay and Kyrie deserve each other cause they keep jumping teams that’s why they deserve to lose in the sport moving forward. Remember this Warriors wanted Klay back but Klay doesn’t want to go back that’s a spit in the face to Steve Kerr who defended you from the media gave Klay minutes over the young talent even though Klay struggle, Kerr kept him in the mix and then that’s it your out and not going to improve next season with the same team that’s a bad way to go 🤡
If he would have stayed with GSW they would have traded him to a trash team. Klay made the right choice.
Warriors 😂😂😂
Audio can be better
No way Draymond gets paid more money than Klay. Klay deserves better. Hard when your the sidekick next to Curry. It is what it is.
Let me put it into perspective for Stephen A. 48 mill in California is really 24 mill. 50 mill in texas is 40 mill 🤧 soooooooo he probably about to bring home about as much money as golden state actually put on the offer sheet. But he wasnt gonna in California
They traded Klay to a situation he wanted to be in they thanked him by putting him on a contender that’s why they ain’t get much from him
They traded Klay to a situation he wanted to be in they thanked him by putting him on a contender that’s why they ain’t get much from him
Hate to see him go …