One other day, one other Klay Thompson rumor. However with NBA free company simply 48 hours away, issues are intensifying greater than ever.
With every passing day, it seems increasingly possible that Thompson’s time within the Bay may very well be nearing an finish. If that finally ends up being the case, a number of groups have been rumored to indicate curiosity within the veteran sharpshooter.
The Philadelphia 76ers are a type of groups, The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater reported Friday morning, citing a supply, along with the Denver Nuggets ought to they lose impending free agent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who declined his participant choice and can enter the open market Sunday.
Denver has “pegged Thompson as a potential alternative” for Caldwell-Pope if he indicators elsewhere, Amick and Slater reported, citing a supply.
A “handful of different rival groups” even have proven curiosity in Thompson, relying on his price ticket, Amick and Slater added.
Whereas Amick and Slater did not immediately title these rival groups, league sources instructed NBA insider Marc Stein that the Dallas Mavericks, with some newfound monetary flexibility after reportedly dealing Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Detroit Pistons on Friday, are interested by “exploring the feasibility” of signing Thompson in free company.
Thompson, who’s searching for not less than a three-year deal, may assist Denver along with his two-way play, particularly rather than Caldwell-Pope, and in addition may present his taking pictures providers to Dallas, one of many workforce’s largest offseason priorities.
Golden State desires to deliver Thompson again. Thompson has mentioned (a number of months in the past) that he’d prefer to retire with the workforce that drafted him in 2011. Quite a bit has modified since then.
However the clock is ticking on a choice to be made. And if Thompson and the Warriors half methods, the five-time NBA All-Star seems to have loads of choices elsewhere.
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