Whether or not Klay Thompson stays with the Warriors next season could set off a domino effect for the rest of Golden State’s offseason.
Several big-name players, such as Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, have been linked to trade rumors involving the Warriors, and a source confirmed to KeynoteUSA Sports Bay’s Monte Poole Area that Golden State, in fact, has interest. in ancient.
So which player could best help the Warriors compete in the crowded Western Conference next season and possibly beyond? Former Warriors general manager turned KeynoteUSA analyst Bob Myers weighed in during Wednesday’s “First Take” episode.
“Paul George or Klay Thompson? I could argue both right now,” Myers said. “You’ve seen what the Clippers have done with Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Normal Powell, (Ivica) Zubac, Terance (Mann), that wasn’t good enough for the Clippers. That was a stacked team in many ways My respects. So if you add Paul George to the Warriors, you say, ‘Okay, that’s a really good team.’
“In the West, with what Oklahoma City is doing, what Minnesota is doing, what Dallas just did, I think sometimes we’re missing things and we’re trying to oversimplify it. If you add Paul George, you add Klay Thompson , it’s still not enough, guys. They need to build a team to compete with a loaded West and even surpass the West. The Eastern Conference showed that they are by far the best team in the NBA. What’s different about the West is the. West depth. You could be a very good team in the West and be the ninth seed. It’s a deep conference, so to get through it all, you need depth.
“And Klay and PG can give you a better chance, but at the same time, I don’t think either of them solves all of any team’s problems.”
Thompson has played his entire NBA career with the Warriors, and Golden State certainly knows what the sharpshooter can bring to the court.
In 77 games last season, Thompson averaged 17.9 points on 43.2 percent shooting from the field and 38.7 percent shooting from 3-point range, with 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 29.7 minutes.
While his 3-ball game and once-dominant two-way game have deteriorated since suffering two serious leg injuries, there is no doubt what Thompson has meant to the organization that drafted him 13 years ago.
Meanwhile, George, a nine-time NBA All-Star, could look for a fresh start elsewhere if the Clippers don’t offer him the maximum four-year contract he wants, a deal the Warriors could be willing to give him, Brian Windhorst from KeynoteUSA. reported on Wednesday. The 34-year-old averaged 22.6 points on 47.1 percent shooting from the field and 41.3 percent from deep last season with Los Angeles, adding 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 33 .8 minutes.
Both players certainly have their respective resumes, and regardless of how things shake out for Golden State, the team’s former two-time NBA Executive of the Year believes it will take a lot more to climb back to the top of the NBA Standings. Western Conference.
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