WSU Basketball Great Klay Thompson Signing With Dallas Mavericks on 3-Year Deal

Joe Londergan | Jul 1, 2024

Apr 9, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) reacts after the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Per reporting from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Klay Thompson's brief time as an NBA free agent has come to an end. Woj posted to X that Thompson will join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year contract worth approximately $50 million.

BREAKING: Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/4GJ5hR3H5o

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2024

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Players cannot officially sign with new teams until July 6.

Thompson previously had played his entire 13-year NBA career with the Golden State Warriors. The former Cougar was selected with the 11th overall pick in 2011. Thompson won four NBA championships and earned five all-star nods with the Warriors in that time. Thompson has a career average of 19.6 points per game in the NBA with a three-point shooting percentage of 41.3%.

Thompson played three collegiate seasons in Pullman (2008, 2009, 2010). His 242 three-point shots made are a program record. He is also third in WSU men's basketball history with 1,756 points.

Thompson joins a Mavericks team that won the NBA's Western Conference last season, reaching the NBA Finals before falling to the Boston Celtics.