Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Photographs
The Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks may pursue the Warriors veteran in free company, based on Slater and Charania.
Thompson and the Warriors “have had near no communication” for nearly two weeks, and the crew has not made Thompson a suggestion, Charania and Slater reported.
The No. 11 choose of the 2011 draft, Thompson has performed all 11 of his NBA seasons with the Warriors. He received 4 titles with the franchise between 2015 and 2022.
Sources beforehand advised NBA insider Marc Stein that tensions had elevated in negotiations between the Warriors and Thompson as a result of the crew had “prioritized” pursuing commerce targets like Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George over re-signing Thompson.
It not seems to be like George is heading to San Francisco. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday that George is declining his participant possibility and hitting free company, possible pricing him out of the Warriors’ vary.
Even with the Warriors prone to miss out on George, Slater and Charania equally reported that the Warriors’ commerce strikes inhibited their negotiations with Thompson.
“The Warriors, after different enterprise, have needed to circle again and negotiate with Thompson,” The Athletic reporters wrote. “However he is not anticipated to be there ready as a prepared secondary precedence of their summer season plan, along with his facet feeling that the Warriors’ curiosity in a reunion has been disingenuous.”
Slater and Charania concluded: “The five-time All-Star guard is decided to discover a new house elsewhere for his 14th NBA season and past, with either side believing their 13-year run collectively is over, league sources mentioned.”
Thompson averaged 17.9 factors, 3.3 rebounds and a couple of.3 assists by means of 77 video games final season as he at instances got here off the bench for the Warriors for the primary time since his rookie 2011-12 marketing campaign. He shot 43.2 % from the sphere and 38.7 % from deep.
Both Los Angeles crew or Dallas will now hope a change of surroundings will result in a soar in Thompson’s three-point capturing subsequent season.
Thompson would be part of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with the Lakers, the place he would slot in as an off-ball expertise within the crew’s massive three. He may step in to interchange George with the Clippers, or Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Mavericks.
No matter his free company resolution, it seems like either side are all however sure Thompson has performed his final sport for the Warriors.