Klay Thompson will join Mavericks on a three-year contract
Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, two people with knowledge of the decision said Monday.
ESPN and the Athletic first reported the deal which, as currently constructed, will be executed as the sign-and-trade of a three-year, $50-million contract involving the Warriors, Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets, said the people, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been publicly announced. One of the people said final trade terms were still being worked out.
Thompson is sixth on the NBA’s all-time three-pointers made list with 2,481, behind in ascending order Reggie Miller (2,560), Damian Lillard (2,607), James Harden (2,940), Ray Allen (2,973) and Thompson’s now-former “Splash Brother” with the Warriors, Stephen Curry (3,747).
There were indications last season that Thompson and the Warriors might be headed toward a breakup.
Thompson came off the bench 14 times — not much in the grand scheme of things considering he played 77 games, but those were his first appearances as a reserve since his rookie season of 2011-12. He shot 38.7% from three-point range, the second worst of his career.
He averaged 17.9 points, the third lowest of his career. He wasn’t always in the finishing lineup and the season — and his Warriors career — ended with a 0-for-10 shooting performance against Sacramento in a play-in tournament loss.
The Clippers agree to re-sign guard James Harden and sign free-agent guard Kevin Porter Jr. to two-year deals while saying goodbye to Paul George.
Thompson — a five-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection who missed two entire seasons with injuries — took a long look around the court after that game, soaking in the scene just in case it would be his final time playing with the Warriors. Turns out, it was.
And now he’ll join a Dallas team that just went to the NBA Finals as a shooter brought in to help Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Maxey, Harris, Hartenstein land deals
They were all undervalued on some level when they entered the NBA. None was a lottery pick, some weren’t even first-round picks and they didn’t have the label of can’t-miss prospects.
That was then. Monday was a very different story for Tyrese Maxey, Derrick White, Isaiah Hartenstein, Tobias Harris, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins — who are about to sign deals worth a combined $565 million.
All were confirmed to the AP by people with knowledge of the negotiations for the players involved.
Maxey, an All-Star this past season, agreed in principle to a five-year, $204-million extension that keeps him with the Philadelphia 76ers and set to play alongside Joel Embiid and soon-to-be-signed Paul George.
The 76ers, like the rest of the league, are chasing the Boston Celtics, who made a big move by agreeing with guard Derrick White on a four-year extension worth around $125 million. White averaged 15.2 points and 5.2 assists for the NBA champions last season.
The Lakers are keeping third-year guard Max Christie from becoming a free agent, signing him to a four-year, $32-million contract on Sunday afternoon.
Hartenstein, a center coming off a breakout year, is leaving New York for Oklahoma City on an $87-million, three-year deal that includes an option. The Thunder — the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs this past season — also finalized extensions with Joe ($48 million) and Wiggins ($47 million).
And Harris is going to Detroit on a two-year deal worth $52 million, a move first reported by ESPN and one that will give the young Pistons an experienced veteran in the room as they continue their rebuild under newly hired coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
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