As long as Klay Thompson is in the NBA, he’ll always be linked to his first NBA home, the Golden State Warriors, in trade rumors.
After all, the 6-foot-5 Dallas Mavericks guard was an integral part of the Warriors’ entertaining run in the mid to late 2010s, as his deadeye three-point shooting alongside Stephen Curry’s was too much for the league to handle at the time.
On Thursday, the Warriors received a major trade update on Thompson involving the franchise’s superhuman point guard, Stephen Curry.
“Those around Thompson say they believe it could eventually happen because ‘there’s no one that carries more weight with Klay than Steph,” ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported. “But Curry would have to push for it.”
While it’s clear that a Thompson-Warriors trade isn’t in the works yet, the Dubs should feel encouraged by the fact that it’s been deemed a realistic possibility.
Thompson, who’s averaging 11.1 points on 37.0% field goal shooting and 36.1% three-point shooting, hasn’t been his usual reliable three-point shooting self with Dallas this season. Still, the Washington product has all of the tools to rekindle the magic he experienced in the Bay and prove he’s far from washed-up.
What better way to do that than re-joining Curry on the Warriors this year? The Dubs have the assets to help a trade materialize, but ultimately, it’ll be up to them to determine if a transaction featuring Thompson would be worthwhile.
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