Many thought, following the announcement of his departure from Golden State, that Klay Thompson would join the Los Angeles Lakers. Failed: Klay chose the Dallas Mavericks and will join forces with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. But why did he choose the recent NBA finalists over the team from a city where he was born, where he was born and lived from birth to 2 years old, then during his adolescence, and where his father won two championship rings? The answer is partly in the question.
According to ESPN’s Adrian WojnarowskiKlay Thompson considered that the Mavs represented a better chance of winning a fifth ring, one more than his long-time teammates Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, than the Lakers. This is understandable, since the Purple and Gold are coming off two seasons where they had to go through the play-in tournament, including the last one which saw them eliminated in the first round by the Denver Nuggets.
The dynamics and the sub
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are on a better dynamic and more interesting timeline for him than LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Sportingly, it’s as simple as that. Then there’s the financial aspect. As Woj points out, Klay Thompson has turned down more lucrative offers, with 4 years of contract versus 3. Except that the tax system and taxes in Texas are among the most favorable in the country and guarantee him to enjoy a much higher percentage of the money that the Mavs will give him during their association.
We are now eager to see the record holder for the number of 3-pointers in a game in the NBA try to take up the challenge. After a complicated end to his adventure with the Warriors, the youngest of the Splash Brothers is trying to prove that he is not finished and that Golden State should have shown him more respect during the negotiations, which had been the case throughout their years of collaboration.
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