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 an increasing number of probably that Thompson’s time within the Bay could possibly be nearing an finish. If that finally ends up being the case, a number of groups have been rumored to point out curiosity within the veteran sharpshooter.
The Philadelphia 76ers are a kind 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 possibility and can enter the open market Sunday.
Denver has “pegged Thompson as a doable substitute” 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 straight identify these rival groups, league sources advised 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 inquisitive about “exploring the feasibility” of signing Thompson in free company.
Thompson, who’s in search of no less than a three-year contract, might assist Denver together with his two-way play, particularly instead of Caldwell-Pope, and in addition might present his taking pictures companies to Dallas, one of many crew’s greatest offseason priorities.
Golden State needs to convey Thompson again. Thompson has stated (a number of months in the past) that he’d wish to retire with the crew that drafted him in 2011. So much has modified since then.
However the clock is ticking on a call 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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