Klay's top 5 contending teams: Zhan Huang contacted the Clippers to pursue the Mavericks to talk about signing and swapping the two teams for fear of withdrawing

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2024-07-01 10:45Creators in the field of sports

On July 1, Beijing time, the 34-year-old Warriors' four-time champion Klay is unlikely to return to the Golden State team, and there are currently many teams interested in pursuing Klay. According to a report from Woj, James contacted Klay after the free market opened, the Mavericks are seeking to sign and then trade for Klay, and the Clippers are also Klay's favorite, but the Magic are bringing in Pope, and the 76ers may not pursue Klay after bringing in Gordon.

Lakers: James contacted Klay as soon as free agency market opened

James intends to take a pay cut to renew his contract with the Lakers this summer, thereby helping the Lakers bring in reinforcements to upgrade the roster. If James takes a salary cut of about $16 million a year, he can help the Lakers release a full mid-range exception. It's just the Lakers' three major goals, Harden has signed a two-year $70 million contract extension with the Clippers, Valanciunas has signed a three-year $30 million contract with the Wizards, and only Klay's next home is still unknown.

According to Woj, "Klay and his agent will meet with multiple teams, including the Lakers and Mavericks. I was told James reached out to Klay as soon as the six o'clock free agency opened, and I expect the negotiations to continue into tomorrow and there will be no results tonight. What can be known at present is that the Mavericks, Lakers, and Clippers will be the frontrunners in Klay's next home. ”

As for the Athletic's analysis on the show "NBA Today", Windhorst said: "The Lakers can't afford Klay's contract right now, and the only way is that they need to make another trade to free up salary space." James may take a pay cut, but he won't take a pay cut to $35 million. The Mavericks have traded away Hardaway Jr. to make room, and the Mavericks are currently ahead of the Lakers. ”

Mavericks: Seeking to sign with the Warriors and then trade for Klay

The Mavericks advanced to the Finals this year, and they unfortunately lost to the Celtics with a total score of 1-4 and lost the championship, and they are naturally eager to upgrade the lineup to win the championship again, especially to improve the outside firepower.

According to Mavericks reporter Tim MacMahon, the Mavericks have used most of the mid-range to sign Marshall ($27 million over three years), which could mean they don't have enough money to keep Jones Jr. Jones Jr. previously changed his brokerage to Klutch, and according to the rules of the alliance, it will be officially used after 15 days after changing the brokerage firm. In addition, the Mavericks will currently focus on negotiating a sign-and-trade deal with the Warriors for Klay, using the $16.1 million trade exception that came with the previous trade for Hardaway Jr.

Clippers: The Clippers are the frontrunner for Klay according to Meiji

David Pingacore reported that the Clippers are Klay's next frontrunner, and that the Lakers are not the frontrunners. David Pingacore said the current driving lineup is more competitive, while Clippers reporter Tomer Azarly retweeted the report. Clippers veteran Batum has confirmed his departure, and bringing in Klay will naturally upgrade the roster.

76ers vs. Magic: Or phasing out of the Klay race

The 76ers have signed a 35-year-old veteran Gordon with a one-year base salary, and are also committed to bringing in George, while the Magic brought in Pope for three years and $66 million, so the two teams may gradually withdraw from the Klay competition.

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