Klay Thompson Leaving Warriors, Joining NBA Championship Contender

Free agent Klay Thompson has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal with the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks, which includes a player option, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday (July 1).

"BREAKING: Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte," Wojnarowski wrote on his X account.

Thompson, 34, spent his entire career with the Golden State Warriors, which included winning four NBA championships. The former Washington state standout was the second-longest tenured Warriors player behind only Stephen Curry, with whom he formed the greatest shooting backcourt duo in NBA history.

Thompson, Curry and longtime teammate Draymond Green combined to win 518 games in the regular season and playoffs, which ranks sixth all-time among NBA trios; their 98 postseason victories ranks third all-time and their four championship titles are tied with the San Antonio Spurs' trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili for the most by an All-NBA trio during the past 50 years.

Thompson averaged 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game during the 2023-24 season, appearing in 77 games, the most since the 2018-19 season, having missed the 2019-20 season due to a knee injury and 2020-21 season due to an achilles injury. The Mavericks are two weeks removed from being defeated by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals.