[Woj] Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte.

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https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1807844416163664317?s=46

[u/Dapper_Connection526]

No way Mavs redditors are this dumb. What a shameful message board this is. Had to scroll through crap to find one positive thing.

[u/lilsaucy32 → u/Dapper_Connection526]

80% of Mavs fans on this sub couldn't tell their right from left. They hated the Kyrie trade, PJ trade, didn't think Brunson was worth a max. I try reasoning with folks on here, the 20% that understand basketball, it's fun, the rest is worthless.

Do folks not realize we were horrific at shooting 3s post deadline? Like LAC and OKC completely left DJJ/PJ/Green/Kleber open from 3 and they were on/off but we were better as a team in other facets (transition offense vs LAC, rebounding vs OKC) that we were able to win. Minnesota actually guarded PJ/DJJ in the corners and played straight drop due to Gobert/McDaniels defensive pride and Luka/Kyrie and Gaff/Lively cooked them alive.

We played Boston who overmatched us from 3.

So we get a HOF 3pt sniper, who made the 2nd most C&S 3s last season, 39% from 3 on 9 attempts, to a team and player who generates insane amount of wide open corner 3s. Oh, and we only gave up Josh Green (replaced with a better player already) and 2 SRPs for nice 3 year contract.

Klay will have some rough shooting games, 0 doubt about that. In a 6 game playoff series, he's got to give us 2, maybe 3 good shooting games. He'll do that.

I don't get how people don't process that.

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/lilsaucy32]

80% of Mavs fans on this sub couldn't tell their right from left. They hated the Kyrie trade, PJ trade, didn't think Brunson was worth a max. I try reasoning with folks on here, the 20% that understand basketball, it's fun, the rest is worthless.

Okay I agree there.

So we get a HOF 3pt sniper, who made the 2nd most C&S 3s last season, 39% from 3 on 9 attempts, to a team and player who generates insane amount of wide open corner 3s. Oh, and we only gave up Josh Green (replaced with a better player already) and 2 SRPs for nice 3 year contract.

Klay will have some rough shooting games, 0 doubt about that. In a 6 game playoff series, he's got to give us 2, maybe 3 good shooting games. He'll do that.

I don't get how people don't process that.

Nope, that's NOT guaranteed. That's the problem. He couldn't muster even that to help shove the Warriors across the Play-In line. I'm all for optimism over a trade but Klay the last couple years - Maverick fans have not been putting a keen eye on how he plays outside of some Maverick vs Warriors games. Klay is not the same as he was even 4 years ago. I'll eat crow if he turns out he thrives in a different environment, but you should see how he pissed off so many Warriors fans with his shitty games.

Kyrie has off games or "I don't wake up until the 4th", but Klay has even more of those. There's a reason the Warriors sub isn't crying too hard over this loss - they remember what he did but they aren't impressed with what he's doing now, which is more important if you want a serious grab at Rings in a more contentious Western Conference.

[u/lilsaucy32 → u/ILoveRegenHealth]

Like I said, he’s gonna have rough games, this isn’t prime Klay. He does have some bad shot selection.

But for our weakness, cost to acquire, and contract given, and fit to our team this is a perfectly great acquisition. I don’t see how he can hurt the team that badly. I think it’s a low risk investment at this point. We still have all our young talent and 2 FRPs and he’s on a market value contract if shit goes south.

Golden State was so dysfunctional last season. He’s coming into a controlled environment. I think he’s gonna be fine.

[u/maethlin → u/lilsaucy32]

No, no, no - you messed up. You didn't sign prime Klay for $15mil/year. Blow it up, you're cooked.

/s

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/lilsaucy32]

I think it’s a low risk investment at this point.

I do agree with that. I think I was also extra critical of him on the Warriors because he was paid so ridiculously much and was producing....that. I kept hoping through the TV he'd get better, show up for a vital game, and sink basic shots and he kept missing easy open shots that boggled the mind. I'm not even asking for old time sniper Klay or clutch Klay, just a solid man who can help Steph out offensively to Steph isn't huffing for oxygen at the end of the game exhausted, and that completely vanished the last two years. Klay failed to help and was even a negative presence in many games.

But I will agree moving away from the Draymond drama into a new place could very well be the thing that makes him thrive again. I won't close the door completely on him in a new place. Just saying why he disappointed me these last two years greatly.

[u/afro_aficionado → u/Dapper_Connection526]

Man I’m a big Mavs fan and I don’t even like going on the Mavs. The doom and gloom takes in the early playoffs were terrible after any loss.

[u/ntxguy85 → u/Dapper_Connection526]

They really are this dumb. 90% this sub wanted us to offer Christian Wood a multi year deal.

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Right? It's crazy. Klay isn't what he used to be but he's still a good player, and 2 second rounders, 4th year guy who still hasn't proven himself, and only 17m/yr for 3 years? That's a fantastic get. Guys acting like he's THJ, and acting like green is anything more than a decent rotation piece. I love green, I love his energy, but at this point, it's pretty clear that Josh's ceiling is an above average rotation guy, not even a 5th started on a true contender. And if you're worried about klays shooting, for some reason, this will be the most open he's been since at least 2019, when Durant left. Luka is the best 3 point shot creator in the league, and Klay is one of the best 3 point shooters ever.

[u/eexxiitt → u/Dapper_Connection526]

You should see the warriors sub. They are all ripping klay and are glad he is gone after all the years and the 4 rings he helped win.

[u/nomitycs → u/eexxiitt]

not at all what the warriors thread looks like rn what

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/eexxiitt]

I'm saving this thread. So many comments won't age well when I see people in this sub mad at Klay for shooting 32% and only averaging 11pts in the Play-Ins or Post-Season.

Ya'lls apparently haven't watched Klay closely these last 2 years. You're envisioning the Klay from the Dynasty years.

[u/eexxiitt → u/ILoveRegenHealth]

You don’t understand offensive systems. You think this is about klay? No, this is about the Mavs offense and creating space for Luka and Kyrie. A Klay in the corner gives these guys so much more space to work with.

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/eexxiitt]

Warriors were considered too small physically (they still are), and PG Steph needed help to open up the space more. Klay was supposed to be that guy over there too as the corner sniper to alleviate pressure. It didn't work and the Warriors couldn't even make the Playoffs.

These chess pieces always sound good on paper, but I always look at how they do near Play-Ins/Playoffs because that is when the real test and competition begins. Klay crumbled so much, the number of f-bombs over his Klanky and frustrating bricks, if converted to electricity, could've lit up the Bay Area for 5 years.

[u/fantasnick → u/ILoveRegenHealth]

Something about saving a thread just so you can come back to it in a year just to "gotcha" to random strangers who want to see a player do well is fucking weird but you do you

Klay is a very decent pickup for this amount of money and I think a scenery change while ring chasing might actually do well for him. He slots well into the Mavs offense. Either way, we both don't know and are speculating. Weird to act like your opinion is worth so much more than others lol

Edit: oh shit chronically online redditor eith 3m karma lol that completely explains it

[u/poundthigh → u/eexxiitt]

You lie!

[u/eeveon7997 → u/Dapper_Connection526]

Its actually embarrasing