On July 2, Beijing time, according to a report by Woj, Klay Thompson joined the Mavericks in a sign-and-trade manner, and the contract reached between the two parties is 3 years and 50 million US dollars, excluding player options. The Splash Brothers officially broke up, and the era of the warrior Kutang came to an end. Klay will join forces with Doncic and Irving to challenge for the fifth championship of his career. The Lakers' pursuit of Klay failed, and James is expected to give up a salary cut and renew his contract with the Lakers with a maximum salary.
50 million in 3 years, the inside story of joining the Mavericks was exposed
At present, the details of the signing have not yet been finalized. In Klay's trade for the Mavericks, Mavericks player Josh Green will be sent to the Hornets in exchange for two second-round picks, one of which is expected to go to the Warriors, Woj said. Last offseason, the Mavericks signed Josh Green to a three-year, $41 million contract extension.
Marc Stein of The Athletic reported that Klay had face-to-face meetings with both the Lakers and Mavericks in Los Angeles on Monday, and that Irving was also involved in recruiting Klay. Clay and his agent met with Mavericks General Manager Nico Harrison and Vice President Michael Finley at the Bottle Inn in Hermosa Beach, California, to discuss the details of Clay's partnership with the Mavericks.
Prior to last season, the Warriors offered Klay a two-year, $50 million contract extension, but he declined. A few months after Dream signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Warriors, Klay felt that the Warriors' offer to him was disrespectful to his performance.
Klay's final choice was between the Lakers and the Mavericks. Anthony F. Irwin, a Lakers media person, said: "Here's the story. The Lakers think they've taken Klay. I've heard that the offer is as high as $80 million for 4 years. Clay still says he'd rather go to Dallas (the Lone Ranger). ”
Woj reports that Klay has received offers from other teams (expected to be the Lakers) to a higher-paying four-year contract, but he opted to sign a lower-paying contract with the Mavericks. There are two main reasons for this, first, to challenge for a fifth career championship (the Mavericks are only three wins away from last season's championship), and second, to take into account the advantage of lower taxes in Texas (higher income at hand). The Lakers' state tax in California is 13.3 percent, and while the offer is higher than the Mavericks' markers, Klay doesn't get more money.
Separately, Haynes reported that the Lakers offered Klay an offer of "$20 million a year" and offered to give Russell to the Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal, but the Warriors refused.
James is willing to take a pay cut to help the Lakers pursue stars with a full mid-range, and none of the three names mentioned at the time have been able to sign with the Lakers. Harden stayed with the Clippers for 70 million in 2 years, Varland signed to the Wizards for 30 million in 3 years, and Klay also signed for the Mavericks for 50 million in 3 years. He called Klay as soon as the free agent market opened, but was unable to convince him to join. Woj said that given that the recruitment failed to meet the goal, James is still expected to sign with the Lakers with a maximum salary.
Splash broke up, and Klay ended his 13-year Warriors career
Klay signed a 3-year 50 million contract to join the Mavericks, which also means that his 13-year Warriors career is over, and the Splash Brothers officially broke up. Klay and Curry teamed up to win the championship a total of 4 times, and the two were selected as All-Stars a total of 15 times, with a record of 572 wins and 240 losses.
The trio have reached six Finals and won four titles, with a total of 721 games (including the regular season, midseason and playoffs) and a 518-203 record and a 71.8% win rate, making them the sixth-most winning trio in league history.
Klay played for the Warriors for 13 years, the seventh-longest time in NBA history before parting with the team. Ahead of him are Karl Malone (18 years for the Jazz), Olajuwon (17 years for the Rockets), Parker (17 years for the Spurs), Ewing (15 years for the Knicks), Pierce (15 years for the Green Army) and Parish (14 years for the Green Army).
Klay was the Warriors' No. 11 pick in the first round in 2011. During his 13-year Warriors career, Klay won four championships, was named to the All-Star team five times, was named to the NBA All-Three Team twice, was selected to the All-NBA Second Team once, and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team in his rookie season. In his Warriors career, 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 three-point range and shooting 3.1 three-pointers per game, and played in 158 playoff games, averaging 19.2 points, 4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game while shooting 40.5% from three-point range and 3.2 three-pointers per game.
Klay is also the fifth-highest player in cumulative plus/minus over the past 10 years, with +4008, ahead of Curry, Dream, Paul and Durant.
Klay scored a total of 15,531 points, ranking sixth in Warriors history; He made 2,481 three-pointers, sixth in NBA history and second in team history, behind Curry.
On January 24, 2015, Klay scored 37 points and hit nine three-pointers in a single quarter, breaking the NBA's personal single-quarter scoring and single-quarter three-point shooting records. On October 30, 2018, Klay hit 14 three-pointers in a single game, breaking the NBA's personal single-game three-point shooting record. Now, Klay is about to turn a new chapter in his career and challenge for a championship in Eastern Europe with the Mavericks. Anyway, bless Clay!