On July 2, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in a blockbuster deal, the Warriors Splash Brothers announced the disintegration, and the Warriors were not all about money, Klay signed with the Mavericks and the Eastern European group, with a three-year contract and a total salary of only $50 million.
According to a report by Meimeiji Woshen, the Warriors' choice to sign and then trade Klay away is a big deal involving three teams. The specific details of each team in the transaction are as follows:
1. The Mavericks sent Josh Green to the Hornets in exchange for two second-round picks.
2. The Mavericks used one of the second-round picks in exchange + a mid-range trade exception to the Warriors to sign Klay.
3. The Warriors sent Klay away in exchange for a second-round pick + a mid-level trade exception.
To put it simply, the Warriors dismantled the Splash Brothers, who have been famous in the league for more than 10 years, and let go of Klay Thompson, one of the main cores of the 4 champions, and only took back a second-round pick + a middle-class exception. Clay's personal market value has shrunk severely.
NBA Marc Stein reports that it was the Lakers who were more likely to sign Klay. Thompson met with Lakers executives in Los Angeles on Monday, James not only called Klay in advance for recruitment, but also participated in the Lakers' recruitment meeting with Klay, in order to help the Lakers successfully sign Klay, James said that he could take a 20 million salary cut. However, Klay and his agent Lawrence did not explicitly agree to join the Lakers. Later, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and team vice president Michael Finley also rushed to Los Angeles to meet in Hermosa Beach, California. Along with Mavericks executives came Kyrie Irving, and it was Irving's personal lobbying that finally convinced Klay to go to Dallas.
The Lakers thought they were going to sign Klay for sure, and they offered Klay $80 million for four years. Unexpectedly, he killed the Mavericks halfway through and signed Klay with a smaller contract.
It is worth mentioning that this offseason, James revealed that he was willing to cut his salary by 20 million to help the team strengthen the lineup, and the three major player goals that urgently need to be recruited have all been disappointed, Klay joined the Mavericks for 50 million in 3 years, Harden stayed with the Clippers for 70 million in 2 years, and Valanciunas went to the Wizards for 30 million in 3 years. Strangely, isn't there a player who wants to go to the Lakers and witness history with James and his son?
After the salary cut recruitment failed, Woshen revealed that James is expected to re-sign a three-year contract with the Lakers with a total salary of up to 162 million in the new season.
The Warriors let go of Klay and Paul Sr. in succession, and missed out on signing Paul George, and there is no actual improvement in the current team changes to help the Warriors return to the playoffs in the new season. In order to avoid Wiggins' injury affecting the trade value, the team has currently banned Brother Zui from the Paris Olympics, and it is believed that there will be a bigger trade for the Warriors in the future.
The Warriors' Kutang chased the championship and finally parted ways, and the fans' hope of retiring together was also disappointed. Business is always business, and there is no feast in the world. Clay, returning to the Chase Center for the new season, will go from a familiar teammate to an unfamiliar opponent. Meet Curry for the ultimate showdown between the top shooters in history, regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of personal strength or weakness, just for the name of the Splash Brothers, who once guarded each other!