Finally left, no matter how much reluctance, no matter how much sighing, the Splash brothers were completely separated this time, goodbye to the rivers and lakes, the bayonet was red, and the position on the top of the mountain could only stand alone after all, and Splash could no longer walk side by side.
According to Woj, the first to report, several sources revealed that the veteran Klay will leave the 13-year Warriors to join the Mavericks and Eastern European combination through a sign-and-trade approach, with a three-year, $50 million contract (no team and player options).
It can be seen from this contract that Klay really didn't leave just by looking at the amount of the contract, all he wanted was a respect for the years, the previous contract offered by the Warriors was 2 years and 50 million, Klay refused, and the Mavericks extended the contract, 3 years and 50 million, Klay agreed, and it can only be said that the banquet has ended, and everyone is fine.
13 years, Klay as a professional player, his golden years were spent in the Golden State Warriors, in the Warriors' four championships, Klay contributed a lot, during Klay's injury, the Warriors offered a 5-year 192 million injury contract, both sides did what they could for the Golden State Warriors, leaving may not be the end, maybe the beginning of a better future.
Regarding the way the Mavericks join Clay, according to ESPN Woj, Clay joined the Mavericks by signing first and then exchanging, teaming up with Eastern European combinations! The Mavericks offered Klay a three-year, $50 million contract that included no player or team options.
As for the signing method between the Warriors and the Mavericks, Woj said that Mavericks player Josh Green was sent to the Hornets in this deal, and the Warriors received a trade exception and a second-round pick from the Hornets in the sign.
As two of the most talked about teams in the league, the Lakers also showed great enthusiasm and attention to Klay at the beginning, and even Lakers fans helped Lakers management call for Klay to join.
When free agency opened in the offseason, James reached out to Klay directly by phone and extended a cordial invitation to him. And took the initiative to reduce the salary, striving for the management to include Klay in his team, however, I don't know how Pelinka changed his thinking, they wanted to use Russell to sign Klay, and gave an average annual salary of 20 million as a bargaining chip, the result was obvious, and the Klay team did not give any response to this.
Subsequently, Woj said in the ESPN live broadcast that after the Lakers missed the opportunity to sign Klay, James is expected to sign a contract with the Lakers with a maximum salary, and James has done what he should and can do, and the Lakers management's usual thunderous and small practices have once again attracted criticism from Lakers fans.
The Lakers' reinforcement is like this almost every year, thick eyebrows want a tough rim protector under the basket, Varland was traded to the Wizards, the Lakers need a high-level guard, Paul went to the Spurs, the Lakers need a more stable outside shooter, Klay teamed up with the Eastern European combination, until now, the Lakers coaching staff is still only Redick, the original rumored assistant coaches, now can only see their backs, where can the Lakers go next?