I wish Klay all the best and look forward to retiring the No. 11 jersey one day — a message from the Warriors that Klay officially wrote for him after he was traded to the Mavericks. At this point, we can see that Klay and the Warriors are not as torn apart as the outside world rumores; Both sides clearly understand that this is a decade of mutual fulfillment, and not all feelings can be broken with a few words.
Looking back, the only two remaining in the 2015 Warriors championship lineup are Curry and Green, which is really a time flight and it can't help but sigh.
The ancients understood that the past is not admonished, and those who know the future can be traced. But Klay and the Warriors no longer owe each other, and they also wish each other well, and the team can be said to be benevolent to Klay.
After Klay joined the Mavericks, the American media couldn't help but ask on social media, will the Mavericks agree to be the strongest in the West next season? As soon as this issue was issued, it quickly fermented on social media, and some fans naturally disagreed, after all, there is a strong rival in the West, the Thunder, and it is not easy for the Mavericks to win this opponent last season. Not only that, but the Thunder also brought in top-tier 3D Caruso and traded Keady away, and there are no obvious weaknesses in the lineup. Of course, the inside line also signed center Harden, and when they meet again, they will inevitably play even more fiercely.
Both teams did not win the championship in the 23-24 season, so naturally they are not considered successes, and it is natural that they will get stronger in the new season.
Klay went to Dallas, in addition to wanting to realize his dream of winning the fifth championship in his career, his value is also really helpful to the Mavericks, and he wants to be Ray Allen next to Doncic.
Looking back at the 12-13 season, the Heat team was able to reverse the Spurs and win the championship, in addition to James's inexplicable play, but also because he had a helper like Ray Allen by his side. In Game 6 of the 2013 Finals against the Spurs, the Heat trailed the Spurs by three points, and if it weren't for Leonard's one of two free throws, the Spurs might have won the championship that year.
The fledgling Leonard may have had some pressure, so he made one of two free throws to give the opponent the Heat a chance to equalize. After James missed a three-pointer at the top of the arc, Bosh grabbed a rebound and passed to Ray Allen in the bottom right corner, and the all-time shooter stepped back to throw a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line. At that moment, he successfully saved James and the Heat, and laid a good foundation for the reversal of this series.
Now, Klay, an all-time shooter who is also entering the end of his career, has come to Doncic, and the superstar, who is also as versatile as James, has a reliable shooter.
Although Klay's defense has lost the deterrent power of his prime, he is positioned as a three-leader or four-leader with the Mavericks, and does not have to bear the same pressure as he did when he was with the Warriors. So can you imagine how many open three-pointers Klay gets on the weak side when Irving or Doncic breaks through the catcher with the ball on the strong side? With the star of the house helping his teammates create three-pointers, Klay's extremely fast shooting time, or running off the ball with Doncic's keen passing sense, Klay's offensive efficiency can be expected to improve.
As the saying goes, the tree dies and the person lives, and taking on the role of the second leader in the Warriors team naturally has to bear a lot of psychological baggage. But Klay, who already holds four championship rings, may be able to usher in the second spring of his career by Doncic and Irving's side.