Earn 30 million less, Clay took a salary cut to join the Mavericks! 2 reasons for rejecting the Lakers, the Warriors signed first and then traded to be ridiculed

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2024-07-02 09:08Creators in the field of sports

On July 2, Beijing time, the second day of the NBA's free opening, following the first day Harden, Paul, George and other big-name players completed contract renewals and changes, the second day of the free market was also full of big news, Klay, as one of the few remaining big fish in the market, also made a decisive decision, in the case of earning $30 million less, 2 reasons to reject the Lakers, pay cut to join the Mavericks who reached the finals in the 23-24 season, and the Warriors who sent Klay away by signing first and then trading away were publicly ridiculed by fans.

Sign first and then trade to join the Mavericks

Due to the renewal issue, Klay and his old club Warriors had a very unpleasant quarrel, and on the first day of free agency, the two sides confirmed their breakup.

A number of competitive teams with salary space chased Klay, and the Mavericks eventually became the big winner, according to multiple reports including Woj and Shams, Klay agreed to sign and then trade to the Mavericks.

The two sides agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract, which is fully guaranteed and does not include team and player options.

After the signing was completed, the American media also posted the Mavericks' potential starting lineup: Irving + Klay + Doncic + PJ Washington + Gafford .

Among them, Skip is very optimistic about the Mavericks' operation, believing that if Klay joins the Mavericks earlier, then the latter will beat the Celtics in the Finals, because Klay has exactly the projection and big heart that the Mavericks need.

In 13 seasons with the Warriors, Klay played in 793 regular season games, averaging 19.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game, shooting 41.3% from the field and hitting 3.1 three-pointers per game.

In the playoffs, he played in 158 games, averaging 19.2 points, 4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game, shooting 40.5% from the field and averaging 3.2 three-pointers per game.

With a total of 15,531 points, the Warriors finished sixth in team history, hitting 2,481 three-pointers, sixth in history and second in team history, behind Curry.

The Warriors were ridiculed for signing and then trading

Woj has gradually refined the details of the transaction in a follow-up report, and the specific transaction is as follows

Hornets get: Josh Green

Mavericks get: Klay + a second-round pick (from the Hornets)

Warriors get: Two second-round picks (from the Hornets in 2025 and the Mavericks in 2031)

This means that the Warriors only traded Klay back two second-round picks on the surface, considering that Klay is a four-time champion of the Warriors, and he averaged 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season, fans generally believe that the Warriors have lost a lot.

They ridiculed the Warriors under the news, bluntly saying that the general manager of the Warriors must be funny, and the Warriors' operation is a joke, Curry should go to the Lakers.

Most fans believe that the Warriors were robbed in this deal, and some Warriors fans mocked the Warriors for only two packets of potato chips (2 second-round picks) in exchange for Klay.

The Lakers are running again

Before Klay decided to join the Mavericks, the Lakers were also one of the strong contenders, and James was even willing to take a pay cut for Klay to renew his contract.

According to Lakers media Anthony F. Irwin, the Lakers offered Klay a four-year, $80 million contract, which is higher than the Mavericks' offer, but Klay still chose to join the Mavericks.

Woj also pointed out in a follow-up report that Klay did turn down a contract with another team with a higher salary and chose to take a pay cut to join the Mavericks for two reasons, the first is that Klay wants to win a fifth championship, and the second is that Texas has lower taxes (higher income at hand).

Chris Haynes further pointed out that the Lakers did offer a contract with an average salary of 20 million, but Klay and the Warriors rejected it because the Lakers wanted to sign and trade Russell.

With the Lakers missing out on Wallan, Harden and Klay one after another, James is expected to give up his salary cut plan and sign a contract with the Lakers with a maximum salary.

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