Klay Thompson to land four-year, $140 million contract from Warriors?
Klay Thompson, in the final year of a five-year, $190 million deal, probably lands somewhere in the middle. A four-year deal in the $30–35 million per season range sounds reasonable, at least to the NBA executives I talk to. There is no sign of acrimony between Thompson and the Warriors. Bet on the two sides getting something done.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Sports Illustrated
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Mailbag! Zion ready to lead a Pelicans surge, Klay’s contract, Embiid’s value to Team USA, takeaways from the GM survey, more @SInow si.com/nba/2023/10/12… – 1:35 PM
Mailbag! Zion ready to lead a Pelicans surge, Klay’s contract, Embiid’s value to Team USA, takeaways from the GM survey, more @SInow si.com/nba/2023/10/12… – 1:35 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Klay Thompson reveals desire to retire with the Warriors warriorswire.usatoday.com/2023/10/11/kla… – 7:05 PM
Klay Thompson reveals desire to retire with the Warriors warriorswire.usatoday.com/2023/10/11/kla… – 7:05 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Klay Thompson on potential move from Warriors: ‘I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else’
cbssports.com/nba/news/klay-… – 3:58 PM
Klay Thompson on potential move from Warriors: ‘I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else’
cbssports.com/nba/news/klay-… – 3:58 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Klay Thompson ‘absolutely’ wants to remain with Warriors his entire career
nbcsports.com/nba/news/klay-… – 1:50 PM
Klay Thompson ‘absolutely’ wants to remain with Warriors his entire career
nbcsports.com/nba/news/klay-… – 1:50 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Klay Thompson rewatched all his misses in the Lakers series.
“I learned that I was fried. I was tired. All my shots in Game 6 were short.”
“As I get older, I’ll have to rely on my teammates and my smarts to be as efficient scoring as I possibly can be.”
theathletic.com/4946203/2023/1… – 11:19 AM
Klay Thompson rewatched all his misses in the Lakers series.
“I learned that I was fried. I was tired. All my shots in Game 6 were short.”
“As I get older, I’ll have to rely on my teammates and my smarts to be as efficient scoring as I possibly can be.”
theathletic.com/4946203/2023/1… – 11:19 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
An extended interview with Klay Thompson on his contract status, long-term future with the Warriors, the sting of that Lakers playoff loss and more.
“It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.”
theathletic.com/4946203/2023/1… – 10:05 AM
An extended interview with Klay Thompson on his contract status, long-term future with the Warriors, the sting of that Lakers playoff loss and more.
“It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.”
theathletic.com/4946203/2023/1… – 10:05 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Conversation with Klay Thompson coming out in The Athletic tomorrow morning. Quick preview on our latest @AthleticNBAShow.
youtube.com/watch?v=Tq-4lA… – 12:17 AM
Conversation with Klay Thompson coming out in The Athletic tomorrow morning. Quick preview on our latest @AthleticNBAShow.
youtube.com/watch?v=Tq-4lA… – 12:17 AM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Steve Kerr today regarding Klay’s, who will get minutes at the 4:
‘Klay staying in the play and not leaking out is a really big deal for us. If he stays in the play, we’re gonna get more long rebounds at both ends.’
Warriors POE: Rebounding – 7:10 PM
Steve Kerr today regarding Klay’s, who will get minutes at the 4:
‘Klay staying in the play and not leaking out is a really big deal for us. If he stays in the play, we’re gonna get more long rebounds at both ends.’
Warriors POE: Rebounding – 7:10 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Warrior players in our Top 100 for 2023-24:
73. Draymond Green
66. Klay Thompson
60. Andrew Wiggins
6. Stephen Curry
Full list 👇
hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rank… – 12:13 PM
Warrior players in our Top 100 for 2023-24:
73. Draymond Green
66. Klay Thompson
60. Andrew Wiggins
6. Stephen Curry
Full list 👇
hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rank… – 12:13 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Headband Klay couldn’t miss today at Warriors practice pic.twitter.com/JbW12hTnD7 – 10:50 PM
Headband Klay couldn’t miss today at Warriors practice pic.twitter.com/JbW12hTnD7 – 10:50 PM
More on this storyline
Klay Thompson said he went back and watched the film of all his misses from the Lakers series. “I learned that I was fried. I was tired,” Thompson said. “All my shots in that Game 6 were short. They were all on line. They were just short. I don’t know if that’s mental fatigue or physical fatigue. But it happens. Then on top of that, I learned as I get older, I’ll have to rely on my teammates and my smarts to be as efficient scoring the ball as I possibly can be.” -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023
But it all went splat in the second round of the playoffs. Thompson only made 34 percent of his field goals against the Lakers and went 3 of 9, 3 of 9, 2 of 6 and 2 of 12 from 3 in the final four games, three losses. He took a few ill-advised jumpers late in the gut-punch Game 4 loss and finished 3 of 19 in the elimination Game 6, the last taste of failure he’d get before a long summer. “Stings bad,” Thompson said. “Bad. Because you want to win against a team that is a division rival, you want to beat your hometown, you want to beat your friends who are fans of the team, you want to beat LeBron (James) obviously. We have such a deep history with him. Kudos to him. He’s still out here playing at the highest level he possibly can. So, yeah, it stings. Any time you come up short of your goal, and we have many times, it’s just motivation. It’s fuel. You think about it the whole summer. How could you have prepared better?” -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023
But two things are clear. One, the Warriors are committed to Thompson. Part of the Jordan Poole trade was about freeing up long-term flexibility to keep Thompson around. That remains the intention. Two, Thompson’s eyes are not wandering. He is committed to the Warriors. “Yes,” Thompson said. “Absolutely. I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else. To play for one franchise, man? That’s so rare. In any sport. Football. Baseball. Basketball. Australian Rules Football. To play for one club is insane. It’s some real legendary stuff. Even what Udonis Haslem did. He’s revered in Miami. Locally. That’s what I cherish. Going around the country, going around the world and people from Northern California or Warriors fans in general are just so prideful about the Warriors. And I was here before banners were hung up. So in a way, it’s our baby. You want to ride it out. I’ve just been so lucky to be a part of this franchise. It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.” -via The Athletic / October 11, 2023