Since being drafted by the Warriors in 2011, Klay Thompson has gone from the lows to the top here, and then helped the team win a championship in his first season back when the Warriors were forced to rebuild. At that time, everyone thought that Thompson was going to end up with Curry and Green for the rest of the Warriors, but no one expected that after two years, the relationship between Thompson and the Warriors would be at an impasse, and now he would rather sign a 3-year 50 million contract with the Mavericks than continue to stay in the Warriors.
Therefore, Thompson's time with the Warriors will also be fixed at 13 seasons, and there are many examples like him in history, the following 6 players, they were originally thought to have insisted on one person and one city, but in the end they all left their old clubs for different reasons, so let's take a look at who among them regrets the most.
6. Gary Payton (Supersonic)
Played for 13 seasons
Payton was drafted with the second pick in the first round in 1990 and contributed only 7.2 points in his rookie season, but he has visible talent on the defensive end and playmaking, so the SuperSonics are willing to continue to develop him. The hard work paid off, and Payton made a name for himself in the league, not only was he named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive Team multiple times, but he was also elected DPOY in 1996.
In the middle of the 2002-2003 season, minutes before the transfer gate closed, the SuperSonics sent the 34-year-old Payton to the Bucks in exchange for a younger Ray Allen. After leaving the SuperSonics, Payton's form declined rapidly, and in 2003 he joined the Lakers in order to win the championship, but unfortunately he failed to do so, but fortunately, he still got a championship ring in the Heat in 2006, and finally he retired successfully in the Heat.
5. Ewing (Knicks)
Played for 15 seasons
Ewing was drafted by the Knicks with the first pick in the first round in 1985, and in his rookie season, he averaged 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.1 blocks per game. In 1994, Ewing led the Knicks all the way to the Finals, but unfortunately he failed to play a matchup advantage against the Rockets led by Olajuwon, and the team lost 3-4.
Ewing, who was 37 years old in 2000, publicly said in an interview that he was going to retire after two more seasons, but the Knicks, who had no patience with him, did not give him the last decency, and the team did not want to renew Ewing in the offseason, so he could only join the SuperSonics. After leaving New York, Ewing did play for another two years before retiring, and in his final season he averaged only 6 points and 4 rebounds per game, and he failed to complete his dream of winning the championship.
4. Pierce (Celtic)
Played for 15 seasons
Pierce was drafted with the 10th pick in the first round in 1998, and in the first nine years of his career, Pierce was a mediocre team leader, although he was also selected to the All-Star team and All-Star. It wasn't until 2007 that the Celtics traded for Garnett and Ray Allen that the Big Three led the team to a qualitative change, and in the 2008 Finals, they successfully defeated the Lakers to win the championship, and Pierce also won the most valuable honor of his career, FMVP.
Later, with the help of Pierce, the Celtics were perennially one of the favorites in the East, but as the Big Three got older, the Celtics also had ideas for rebuilding. In 2013, when Pierce and Garnett learned that the team had the opportunity to use their plans to accelerate the rebuild, they were willing to make sacrifices, so they were later traded to the Nets together, and Pierce left the team he had played for for 15 years.
3. Olajuwon (Rockets)
Played for 17 seasons
In 1984, Olajuwon beat Jordan and others to be elected champion, and in his rookie season he had an average performance of 20+10 per game, as a center, Olajuwon was very comprehensive at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and his skills were quite delicate, and his footwork skills were unrivaled to this day. Under Olajuwon's leadership, the Rockets rose to become a top powerhouse, and in 1994 and 1995 they successfully completed two consecutive championships.
In addition to leading the team to win the championship twice, Olajuwon also won many individual honors in the Rockets, such as 1 MVP, 2 FMVP, 2 DPOY, etc., it can be said that he is the greatest star in the history of the Rockets. However, at the end of Olajuwon's career, he was not respected by the Rockets, who were only willing to give him a 3-year 13 million contract, so Olajuwon was later traded to the Raptors and completed a contract extension with them at a price of 3 years and 18 million, but unfortunately this contract only took effect for one season, and Olajuwon retired early due to injury.
2. Tony Parker (Spurs)
Played for 17 seasons
Parker was drafted by the Spurs with the 28th pick in the first round in 2001 and helped the team win a championship in his second season in the league, and he became an apparent part of the Spurs' core roster. In 2007, the Spurs won the championship again, and in the series against the Cavaliers, Parker managed to get the only FMVP of his career. Under Parker's leadership, the Spurs won the cup a total of four times, and Parker was 31 years old when he won the championship last time.
Later, with the retirement of Duncan and Ginobili, the 35-year-old Parker still wanted to continue playing in 2018, when the Spurs and the Hornets offered similar contracts, and Jordan personally recruited Parker to give him the idea of leaving, you must know that the star he admired most since he was a child was Jordan. After a season with the Hornets, Parker announced his retirement, but unfortunately he did not return to the Spurs at the end and left the NBA as a Spurs player.
1. Malone (Jazz)
Played for 18 seasons
In 1985, Malone was selected by the Jazz with the 13th pick in the first round, and in the second season of his career, he averaged 21.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In his 18 seasons with the Jazz, Malone was named the regular season MVP in 1997 and 1999, and was selected to the All-Round Team 11 times in total, and he and Stockton have become one of the best duos in the league.
In 1997 and 1998, Malone led the Jazz to the Finals for two consecutive seasons, but faced the Bulls, the absolute king of the league in the 90s, and they lost to their opponents with a score of 2-4 for two consecutive years. In 2003, the 39-year-old Malone lost to the Kings in the first round of the playoffs, and in the offseason in order to get a ring before retiring, he joined the Lakers to fight again, but unfortunately in the end he just caught up with the period when the conflict between the OK group broke out, and in the end he failed to get his wish.