Klay Thompson has left the team after an amazing 12 years with the Golden State Warriors.
Thompson is signing a three-year $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks!
Many years ago it would be surprising to think that Klay would ever leave the Warriors. However, he is getting older and not playing as great as he used to, so as a free agent the Warriors weren't as desperate to keep him, and apparently he and the team were not on good terms.
The Warriors' season ended this year after losing to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament. In this game, Klay Thompson missed all 10 of his shot attempts...
Although he has not been playing quite as great as he used to, people are starting to forget what an amazing career Klay had with the Warriors.
In his 12 Years with the Warriors, Klay has achieved all of this:
4x NBA Champion
5x NBA All-Star
2x All-NBA 3rd Team
NBA 3-Point Contest Champion
NBA All-Rookie 1st Team
NBA Record for most 3-pointers made in a single game (14)
NBA Record for most 3's made in a single quarter (9)
NBA Record for most points scored in a single quarter (37)
NBA All-Defensive 2nd team
Olympic Gold Medal
6th all-time in 3-pointers made
Klay Thompson leaving truly marks the end of an era for the Warriors as the trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green was one of the greatest in NBA History. These players have been competing together since 2012 and were dominant for over a decade.
Since 2014 the Warriors with this trio rank:
1st in NBA Championships (4)
1st in Conference Championships (6)
1st in Regular Season Win Percentage (65.4%)
1st in Playoff Win Percentage (70.7%)
1st in Points Per Game (114.1)
1st in Field Goal Percentage (47.9%)
Yeah. They were pretty good.
Klay Thompson will now get a chance to play with All-Stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving which could potentially make for an exciting trio!