Yesterday morning, NBA Register Woj revealed an update on Klay's situation on a show. He told the host: "Klay and his agent will meet with multiple teams, including the Lakers and Mavericks. I was told that James called Klay as soon as the free agency opened at six o'clock, and I expect those negotiations to continue into tomorrow and there will be no results tonight, and what we do know at this point is that the Mavericks, Lakers, and Clippers are the frontrunners for Klay's next home.
Klay also affirmed this, admitting to receiving a call from James, who tried to convince him to join the Lakers, but Klay did not give a clear answer. In the offseason, the Lakers made a lot of moves, first firing head coach Ham, and then hiring rookie coach Redick, and then James jumped out of the player option and chose to reduce his salary to renew his contract, in order to change the star players of the Lakers' current lineup.
Klay's father, Mitchell Thompson, also interacted with netizens on Twitter, and when a Lakers fan professed his love for Klay and hoped he could become a Lakers player, Thompson Sr. also said "me too".
Also interested in Klay are the Mavericks, who were defeated by the Celtics in the Finals, and in a few games in the Finals, the Mavericks' outside shooting ability was really worrisome, and the role players could not help the Eastern European combination, so the Mavericks decided to strengthen the roster in the offseason. They first sent Hardaway Jr. + 3 second-round picks (1 2025 second-round pick + 2 2028 second-rounders) to the Pistons, got Quentin Grimes, freed up 16.19 million salary space, and then set their sights on Klay Thompson in the free market, because they urgently need a star with outside projection ability to join.
NBA reporter Marc Stein recently gave the news: The Mavericks are still the favorite team to sign Klay Thompson, and even some people within the Lakers believe this. The Mavericks will have Klay play a major role in the offense, as an outside wing to partner the Eastern European duo, which is appealing to him.
At present, the Mavericks may be more suitable for Klay, and the way Klay goes to the Mavericks has not yet been determined, whether it is full middle class or sign first and then change, and now it needs to be determined by Klay and the Warriors and the Mavericks, but it is certain that signing first and then trading can allow Klay to get more salary! It is also believed that the Lone Ranger has the ability to make a competitive offer.
For the Mavericks, signing Klay will be a top offseason priority for the team, even more so than signing Derrick Jones Jr. According to Lakers reporter Dan Woike, the Mavericks are currently actively signing and trading Klay, and the Lakers are also interested in it.
Warriors reporter Jason Dumas revealed that Klay is also excited to start a new chapter in his career, which may be the end of an era in Golden State, but it could also be a new beginning in Klay's career.