Championship Contender Interested in Acquiring Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson will now begin his free agency.

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The Golden State Warriors season has come to an abrupt end and now Klay Thompson is officially a free agent. With his free agency comes endless reports of teams interested in acquiring him, with the newest already being here within a day.

According to a report from Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Dallas Mavericks may be a possible suitor in acquiring free agent Klay Thompson. Here is the exact excerpt from Amick's article:

"There are market forces outside of their control, too, with teams such as Orlando (which has as much as $60 million in salary cap space) playing the wild-card role," Amick said. "The Dallas Mavericks are worth watching as a possible suitor as well, league sources tell The Athletic. The Phoenix Suns’ decision to give Grayson Allen a four-year, $70 million extension on Monday also becomes a relevant data point, with Thompson’s camp sure to point out that a 28-year-old role player just landed a deal that pays him an average of $17.5 million annually. (This applies to Kings’ free-agent-to-be Malik Monk as well.)"

While it's hard to see Klay Thompson leaving the Warriors, it's very easy to see him taking this free agency very seriously. If his last game with the Warriors proved anything, it's that he shouldn't be receiving a max contract. However, that isn't going to stop another team from offering one that the Warriors can't match.

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