For more than ten years, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green comprised the Warriors’ dynasty core. However, Klay informed Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he hasn’t been in touch with either Steph or Draymond since joining the Mavericks and is concentrating on his new team. Even though he has pleasant memories of his time with the Warriors, his one goal is to assist his current team, the Mavericks, win.
“I’m locked in. Not really (on keeping in touch with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green). I will see them when I see them. That’s it.”
“That chapter is over. I’m in the midst of trying to win here. There is no point in missing anything when we have such a great opportunity here to be great. There’s no point in looking back… I got to look forward. I got to try to give my best self here.”
During his twelve years with the Warriors, Klay Thompson made five All-Star teams, two All-NBA teams, and one All-Defensive team. He also won four NBA titles and advanced to six NBA Finals.
After Thompson sustained a severe injury during the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, his career path took a significant turn. In the offseason, the Warriors made him an enormous five-year, $189 million deal offer despite the fact that he tore his left ACL. Prior to the 2020–21 NBA season, Thompson would sustain another injury, ripping his right Achilles tendon.
In December 2021, Thompson returned to the Warriors after missing two whole seasons. Even though he had a respectable appearance, it was obvious that he had lost the All-Star level of play that he had before his injuries. Following his 2022 NBA championship victory, Thompson’s play really started to deteriorate.
Thompson failed to remain consistent throughout the 2023–24 NBA season, which may have been his worst in a while. He left the Warriors and signed a three-year, $50 million contract with the Mavericks because of his lack of consistency, which was also the primary reason the team refused to give him a large salary.
Stephen Curry Hates Klay Thompson’s No. 31 Jersey For The Mavericks
This season, Stephen Curry had to say goodbye to his teammate. However, that does not imply that he enjoys being seen in different hues. Curry talked about witnessing Thompson wearing the Mavericks’ new number 31 jersey. Curry made a joke about how he dislikes seeing number 31 on his jerseys since he isn’t used to it after playing with Klay as number 11 for so long.
“It’s weird seeing No. 31 (on it). I hate that.”
Curry must treat Thompson like an opponent and put aside his passion for the jersey number. In an official NBA game tomorrow night, the two guys will play against one another for the first time. Additionally, supporters should anticipate a fiercely contested matchup between two former standout colleagues.
One would anticipate that Thompson would encounter difficulties when joining a new squad after spending his whole playing career with one. Furthermore, he hasn’t exactly blown the world away with the Mavericks thus far. His performances have fallen short of expectations, despite the fact that he did establish a record for the most three-pointers made by a Mavs player in their debut.
Thompson has averaging 13.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.2 blocks thus far this season. Despite being flawless from the free-throw line, Thompson, one of the best shooters of all time, has not looked like it. He has only shot 41.8% and 35.4% from the field.
Tomorrow night, will Thompson be able to exact any sort of retribution on his old team? The Warriors are among the NBA’s top teams thus far, and the Mavericks have had trouble generating the appropriate kind of momentum, so it will be a tough game. The NBA Cup openers between the Mavericks and Warriors are scheduled for Tuesday night.
