The Golden State Warriors have failed to secure a deal with Klay Thompson as the free agency window closes in. It appears that there won’t be any significant change in the next 24 hours, which means that the five-time All-Star’s Bay Area exit seems inevitable.
While this is an undeniably heartbreaking development for Dub Nation, the truth of the matter is that this has been a long time coming.
Golden State Warriors Had No Offer for Klay Thompson
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Shams Charania and Anthony Slater published a comprehensive report on The Athletic providing the latest developments on Thompson’s future with the Warriors. Apparently, Golden State did not table an offer for the 34-year-old.
The front office reportedly had other matters on its plate, and the plan was to attend to Thompson’s contract issue after other more important concerns had been addressed. However, Charania and Slater reported that Klay “isn’t expected to be there waiting as a willing secondary priority in their summer plan, with his side feeling that the Warriors’ interest in a reunion has been disingenuous.”
Simply put, Thompson seems to feel aggrieved by the way the Warriors organization has mistreated him, which has led to his decision to jump ship.
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No Love for Klay
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Unfortunately, this isn’t a new narrative. Apparently, Thompson has been feeling neglected and unappreciated over the past couple of years after watching the Warriors make the necessary moves to supposedly usher in a new era without him:
“This split is a major stunner across the league, given the deep history between the Warriors and Thompson, but it’s been trending this direction for a couple seasons, as Thompson’s extension talks stalled, his role shifted, the team failed to make the playoffs, the Warriors drafted (Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski) and extended (Jordan Poole) possible replacements under him and he never felt reciprocated love from management about his firm place in the franchise’s plans, league sources said,” read the report.
Based on this report, it appears that it’s the Warriors who pushed Thompson out.
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