It seems Klay Thompson has one much less potential suitor in free company.
The Philadelphia 76ers had been one in every of 4 groups, together with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks, who initially deliberate to have discussions with free-agent guard Klay Thompson when the NBA free company negotiating window opened on Sunday at 3 p.m. PT, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday afternoon, citing sources.
Nevertheless, that information got here earlier than Philadelphia reportedly agreed to signal star ahead Paul George to a four-year, $212 million max contract on Monday morning, seemingly eliminating them from the Thompson sweepstakes.
After reportedly including George, agreeing to a reported five-year, $204 million contract extension with star guard Tyrese Maxey and making a handful of different reported agreements, Philadelphia now sits simply $13.1 million beneath the primary luxury-tax apron and $23.9 million underneath the second apron, in response to Spotrac.
This implies Philadelphia seemingly can not afford Thompson, who reportedly is looking for a three-year contract that exceeds $50 million. The 76ers at the moment have simply eight gamers underneath contract for the 2024-25 NBA season, which implies they nonetheless have extra strikes to make to spherical out their 15-player roster.
Committing $15 million or extra yearly to Thompson does not appear seemingly.
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