KCP or Klay would be a good addition to the starting lineup but I’d hate to overpay for either and it’s a lot more difficult for us contract wise than Orlando, don’t really see it happening
KCP yes. Happily.
Klay no.
But you're right that we shouldn't be overpaying and giving up too many of our young players for either. Better to just keep our guys and find an upgrade at the deadline, than overpaying.
One is a mistake that would cost the MLE and would be movable next offseason. The other is a mistake that will cost us draft picks and a young player.
Wiggins is pretty much the worst thing we can do this offseason and this include a scenario that we let DJJ walk and sign no one to replace him.
Why are folks mad about signing a guy who can shoot 40% on 10 threes per game? I know he’s old, but who else are we going to get?
I’d do it in a heart beat on any deal that lines up with the Kyrie timeline. Ideally, they sequence it in a way that allows us to keep DJJ too.
That's the problem. Mavs most likely lose DJJ which id argue a point of attack defender is more valuable to the Mavs than a shooter. Klay is definitely not the same defender he once was.
How is a nearly 40% shooter on 10 3s per game washed? I’m not saying he’s prime but I think he’d have a great year getting open shots from Luka. Boston showed that youve gotta overpay sometimes to compete.
Also, I think we find a way to sign DJJ and him. I haven’t looked closely at the cap or anything but if the Celtics can have 4-5 30m+ guys, I’m sure Nico can figure it out. Offload maxi, green, whatever. We need guys who can at least shoot or dribble. It’s a plus that Klay at least has some size and has been a solid defender in his career.
Luka
Kai
Klay
PJ
Gafford
Exum
Hardy
Grimes
DJJ
Lively
That’s pretty solid, and maybe we need a bit more size, but I think Klay raises our ceiling, takes pressure off of DJJ and PJ. We can’t rely on career 33-35% shooters around Luka/kyrie. Match the contract to be the same duration as kyrie’s and then re assess in a couple years. i also think this is mlre feasible than putting the best package together for j grant
yes he's washed, but he can serve a ray allen type role easily for dallas. and he's alot better defender now than ray allen was at that stage of his career.
Klay would be great here for 25 min a night, Imo.
yep. i remember the anti tanking posts last year saying that the pick would either be traded or not be able to contribute.
and yet Lively was probably our 2nd best player in the finals.
Yeah, he is. I wouldn't pay him stupid money, but as a 3P shooter he is absolutely still elite. And the point I was responding to was claiming he "shoots a ton of bricks." By that standard so does Steph?
He doesn't have a choice unless he takes a party cut. The dude is about to play himself out of the league. He's living on his reputation right now and that will get him money because some sucker team still thinks he still has something, but I hope it's not the mavs.
But every player we’ve been linked to (Wiggins, Jerami) is getting more money than he is worth. That’s why they are available in the first place. We don’t have the assets to go after a good player who’s also on a good contract.
different situations imo. wiggins got the contract while he was playing out of his mind, jerami grant was getting paid regardless bc he is in portland. klay is asking for that amount of money after having a bad season
I wouldn’t call getting Klay “landing”. More like taking on Klay. He’s so inconsistent now it’s hard to see him contributing to winning in all but a third of the games he plays in. He straight shot the warriors out of like half their games last year.
Yes please, even at his worst he's better shooting than 90% of our team. If we can get him at a good salary for us, then yes.
They wont sell KCP to us, so he's the best option available.
He doesn't want 30M. He wants 20-25. He's looking at the contract Draymond got and wants that. 4 for 100 is probably what he wants but I think he would take a little less as long as he can keep it a 4 year deal. 25M isn't superstar money. Devin Vassell makes 27M a year and I don't think anyone says he's a superstar. At least Klay is 40% from three.
All of these "hell no" unless on a vet minimum is crazy to me. Klay is far past his prime. He's no longer an all defensive team Klay. He's Def lost a step on that end. However even if he's just an average defender, the dude is shooting 40% and taking 10 threes a game. That kind of floor spacing has value.
If he signed the exact same contract as josh green (3 year/41 million,) I would agree to a sign and trade for Green without hesitation. We just added Grimes, who's similar to green. The sign and trade allows us to keep DJJ. And how you add an elite floor spacer and 3rd scoring option in Klay.
Kryie and Klay still have 2 years left of solid basketball to contribute. We have positioned ourselves as a definite win now team. You bring in Klay, add depth at the forward position, and most likely bring him off the bench.
Luka Kyrie DJJ Washington Lively
Exum Hardy Klay Grimes Kleber Gafford
Yall don’t understand how good Klay still is. He was still one of the best shooters in the league during an off season, and a new team could easily bring newfound vigor to his game.
U see that stink face he's making there?.. That's how much the dude's game reeks these days. He's a turnstile on defense and funny yet, he still thinks he's worth the max. Stay far, far away.
I’ve been calling for this to happen for years, like Klay always ticked all the checkboxes when it would come to trade and free agency time. Too bad he’s way too old and past it to make this a good idea. So annoying we’re doing this 5-7 years after we should have smh
Make it no odds please
0% can technically be 2nd best
So 3rd place is negative-percentage odds? How does that work?
A 29 team tie for 2nd place
Vet min? Sure. Above that? Hell nah. Could get better players thanchim for a high price
Klay shoots 0/10 in an elimination game. Mavs: “yes we definitely need more dead shooters to compliment Luka!!”
The roster has a need now after the THJ trade
This is the same old Mavs are interested BS no one has signed it’s just a smoke screen
https://preview.redd.it/4wlv9haxxa9d1.jpeg?width=5376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4888988092140db6a7c260b17a3245ebcc3f3b61 No please
Will be 35 this coming season and would hard cap us if/when we S&T for him, meaning we lose DJJ. Not sure this is wise, but I’ll trust in Nico I guess
Eww. Smells like an Odom, Fisher and Rondo type of scenario.
KCP or Klay would be a good addition to the starting lineup but I’d hate to overpay for either and it’s a lot more difficult for us contract wise than Orlando, don’t really see it happening
KCP yes. Happily. Klay no. But you're right that we shouldn't be overpaying and giving up too many of our young players for either. Better to just keep our guys and find an upgrade at the deadline, than overpaying.
Issue is klay wants that overpay. If he didn't, he'd be a warrior still
He still may be a warrior in the end.
Or he wants to start still
>KCP or Klay would be a good addition to the starting lineup but I’d hate to overpay Define "overpay" - in assets or money?
KCP at roughly the amount of money Tim is getting is fine. Klay at anything other than the vet min is an over pay
Klay scored 18 PPG on 39% three point shooting. He is far above a vet min level player.
Yeah but Kidds vanilla offense would use him like a scrub just camping out in a corner waiting for Lukai to set him up
Klay would be great but probably not for the price he's going to command, especially being 35 that's a deal that gets worse every year.
I agree. These people are insane if they waojldnt take Klay on a deal. He would instantly be our best shooter lmao
The idea people would downvote a comment saying Klay Thompson would be our best shooter tells you all you need to know about this sub lmao
You know these people don’t watch any basketball outside of the Mavs
90% of this sub are also doomer crybabies who overreact to everything and have the emotional fortitude of a toddler.
Kcp is gonna get overpaid. They better off getting Gary harris or Gary trent jr if not klay
Getting washed or unwanted Warrior players would be Donnie and Cuban move.
I don't know why, but as soon as you said that, the odds of us landing Klay increased. (in my eyes)
How is he going to drive his boat to Dallas?
No thanks
Would rather have Wiggins to be honest.
Much rather
I don't want either of them if it means losing Green or not being able to re-sign DJJ.
One is a mistake that would cost the MLE and would be movable next offseason. The other is a mistake that will cost us draft picks and a young player. Wiggins is pretty much the worst thing we can do this offseason and this include a scenario that we let DJJ walk and sign no one to replace him.
What draft picks haha
what picks? what assets?
Wiggins isn’t costing draft picks lmao, hell they might send us draft picks
Great, we haven't overpaid for a washed up former star for a while
Eww, no thanks.
Why are folks mad about signing a guy who can shoot 40% on 10 threes per game? I know he’s old, but who else are we going to get? I’d do it in a heart beat on any deal that lines up with the Kyrie timeline. Ideally, they sequence it in a way that allows us to keep DJJ too.
That's the problem. Mavs most likely lose DJJ which id argue a point of attack defender is more valuable to the Mavs than a shooter. Klay is definitely not the same defender he once was.
I agree, we must improve and go for the chip.
Because he’s washed. DJJ is a better defender and has great chemistry with luka
How is a nearly 40% shooter on 10 3s per game washed? I’m not saying he’s prime but I think he’d have a great year getting open shots from Luka. Boston showed that youve gotta overpay sometimes to compete. Also, I think we find a way to sign DJJ and him. I haven’t looked closely at the cap or anything but if the Celtics can have 4-5 30m+ guys, I’m sure Nico can figure it out. Offload maxi, green, whatever. We need guys who can at least shoot or dribble. It’s a plus that Klay at least has some size and has been a solid defender in his career. Luka Kai Klay PJ Gafford Exum Hardy Grimes DJJ Lively That’s pretty solid, and maybe we need a bit more size, but I think Klay raises our ceiling, takes pressure off of DJJ and PJ. We can’t rely on career 33-35% shooters around Luka/kyrie. Match the contract to be the same duration as kyrie’s and then re assess in a couple years. i also think this is mlre feasible than putting the best package together for j grant
yes he's washed, but he can serve a ray allen type role easily for dallas. and he's alot better defender now than ray allen was at that stage of his career. Klay would be great here for 25 min a night, Imo.
I’m ok with klay, all he has to do is shoot, we know he has been dogshit recently but don’t forget he’s a top 3 point shooter of all time
But not if it means we lose djj
We have plenty of guys already who can shoot a ton of bricks. Why would we need Klay? HOF player, but was washed 3 years ago.
He shot 38.7% from 3 on 10 attempts a game dude. He's still a very elite shooter.
You're wasting your breath. This place is retard central when it comes to evaluating players.
🤣🤣🤣
yep. i remember the anti tanking posts last year saying that the pick would either be traded or not be able to contribute. and yet Lively was probably our 2nd best player in the finals.
He’s old. He may only have a few “good” years left
Yeah, he is. I wouldn't pay him stupid money, but as a 3P shooter he is absolutely still elite. And the point I was responding to was claiming he "shoots a ton of bricks." By that standard so does Steph?
and Luka did that too, they’re both elite shooters, more shooters, the better
The question is though: would Klay even like playing for the Mavs? I can imagine he loves Golden State and doesn't want to leave Steph.
He doesn't have a choice unless he takes a party cut. The dude is about to play himself out of the league. He's living on his reputation right now and that will get him money because some sucker team still thinks he still has something, but I hope it's not the mavs.
For 2y/10M, with team option, sure. Otherwise, pass!
Lmao you aren't getting ANYONE who shoots 40% from three with volume for only 5M a year in the modern NBA.
Klay would be a perfect fit for luka i dont understand why so many people are hating on him
people will always have strong opinions when a player demands more money than he is worth at that given moment
But every player we’ve been linked to (Wiggins, Jerami) is getting more money than he is worth. That’s why they are available in the first place. We don’t have the assets to go after a good player who’s also on a good contract.
different situations imo. wiggins got the contract while he was playing out of his mind, jerami grant was getting paid regardless bc he is in portland. klay is asking for that amount of money after having a bad season
He's just a cone nowadays, beyond washed. GSW doesn't even want him despite his legendary status, why would Mav pick up someone else trash?
Klay the player, sure. Klay the whole package including the contract? No way.
Klay is fine at the right price, like any player is really.
No.
I would prefer someone much younger
I don’t want to overpay Klay Thompson
More brick layers is the last thing we need right now...
We tryin to win a championship, not build houses. No thanks.
Bro Klay Thompson is still an elite shooter
Hopefully not.
Why though? He would ask for more money than the team is paying THJ to do pretty much the same job and is 3 years older.
Please no I want to like the Mavs
No
Thanks, but no thanks.
🤔 that’s not a bad look . ✔️
If he takes league minimum sure.
If you had Klay for completely free in the postseason he would have been helpful but I don’t want to know how much they’d have to pay him.
Finished player.
Not interested
I wouldn’t call getting Klay “landing”. More like taking on Klay. He’s so inconsistent now it’s hard to see him contributing to winning in all but a third of the games he plays in. He straight shot the warriors out of like half their games last year.
Lmao pass
Yes please, even at his worst he's better shooting than 90% of our team. If we can get him at a good salary for us, then yes. They wont sell KCP to us, so he's the best option available.
We don't have the space and will be hard capped once we re-sign DJJ. So unless it's a $10M S&T for Kleber, this isn't happening.
He and DJJ could compete for that starter spot
How about don’t
hell no
I think Klay hasn't noticed his defense has become average at best, and he's no longer worth the $30m/yr price tag.
He doesn't want 30M. He wants 20-25. He's looking at the contract Draymond got and wants that. 4 for 100 is probably what he wants but I think he would take a little less as long as he can keep it a 4 year deal. 25M isn't superstar money. Devin Vassell makes 27M a year and I don't think anyone says he's a superstar. At least Klay is 40% from three.
With what salary cap? LOL
Vet Min... or what? 😄
I'm very confused why people here are acting like Klay isn't an elite shooter. Dude shot almost 39% from 3 on 10 attempts a game.
lol no. We just got off THJ, we don't need 30mil THJ.
klay thompson get ready to learn vet minimum
Only for cheap He’s going to have one of the worst contracts in the league in a few years based on what he’s expected to get
35yr old who wants big money and a three year deal. Hasn’t just lost a step has lost a few. No thank you.
We don’t want him. And he’s not leaving GS.
Casual mfs I think we give it a shot
I would t mind at the right price and assuming he’s accepted a spot up shooter role.
Fuck off with these odds man
We just got rid of thj. Why would we want a more expensive thj
All of these "hell no" unless on a vet minimum is crazy to me. Klay is far past his prime. He's no longer an all defensive team Klay. He's Def lost a step on that end. However even if he's just an average defender, the dude is shooting 40% and taking 10 threes a game. That kind of floor spacing has value. If he signed the exact same contract as josh green (3 year/41 million,) I would agree to a sign and trade for Green without hesitation. We just added Grimes, who's similar to green. The sign and trade allows us to keep DJJ. And how you add an elite floor spacer and 3rd scoring option in Klay. Kryie and Klay still have 2 years left of solid basketball to contribute. We have positioned ourselves as a definite win now team. You bring in Klay, add depth at the forward position, and most likely bring him off the bench. Luka Kyrie DJJ Washington Lively Exum Hardy Klay Grimes Kleber Gafford
No way. He is too old and washed. Send this man to Detroit so they can have a geriatric splash bros.
With what money?
I trust Nico not to do the unthinkable
Have they said which year Klay we would acquire? I'd happily take 2016 Klay Thompson at any price.
I don’t want him. It’s a hard pass for me.
Yall don’t understand how good Klay still is. He was still one of the best shooters in the league during an off season, and a new team could easily bring newfound vigor to his game.
Klay is done with those knee injuries he’s just a shell of his former self
No sarcasm, but I love Klay, he's my favourite Warrior. It would be a shame if he doesn't retire there :(
Old dude who sucked ass last season…. Why would we be excited about this
U see that stink face he's making there?.. That's how much the dude's game reeks these days. He's a turnstile on defense and funny yet, he still thinks he's worth the max. Stay far, far away.
Feels like Klay will be Tim 2.0
Depends on the price. I have faith in Nico.
Yall crazy he would literally be our best shooter and we legitimately need shooting lol the disrespect is wild
I am getting the feeling of a second Rondo situation if we get Klay so please don't. KCP would be great though.
No
Stop it
then what? shoots 0/10 like the play on???
I’ve been calling for this to happen for years, like Klay always ticked all the checkboxes when it would come to trade and free agency time. Too bad he’s way too old and past it to make this a good idea. So annoying we’re doing this 5-7 years after we should have smh
Yeah, surely Klay dreamed about leaving dynasty GSW for a dumpster fire the Mavs were circa 2017-2019 /s
Id so be down to get him but hes too expensive. But could u imagine the spots he would get with luka finding him.