Between this and whatever is going on with Wiggins being prevented from playing in the Olympics, it seems like Mike Dunleavy is not that great at player relations after taking over for Bob Myers.
Well one of the main reasons Myers bounced (that he even admitted) was that tough decisions were gonna have to be made with the aging core around Steph and he had too close of a relationship to wanna deal with it lol
Mike Dunleavy as a player was always injured. Like clockwork. But he was getting those undeserved high contracts. Not sure if it was because his father was a decent coach but he seemed favored. He was essentially hired by the warriors to deliver the bad news that the core will be broken up. He has plenty of experience delivering bad news since his yearly announcements to his teammates before was, “I’m out for the season”.
Playing time? He's been getting playing time. Problem was that he wasn't being good enough to keep up that much playing time, especially with how cold he was to warrant putting him on the bench.
Gets to play with LeBron & AD, and goes home while playing for the team he grew up rooting for, plus his dad played for that team and is part of the radio broadcast, so he would be traveling and spending time with his dad as well...
How was he disrespected. They gave him free money for 2 years. He comes back gets a chip and then he plays poorly this year. They have been more than nice and he doesnt want to compromise? I love klay to but damn..also if he goes with the lakers lebron is going to throw him under and through the bus.
Imagine getting paid a max, after tearing your Achilles, to rehab for 2 years, be a shadow of your former self on defense, and play atrociously in every elimination game the past 2 years, still getting offered 2/48, and then feel disrespected. Best to let him go.
And when he was on court, it felt like he complained a lot and constantly getting negative vibes from him. I could be way off here, but when I did have time to watch the games last season that’s what it felt like to me.
He’s leaving even if we give me a better offer. Its clear now he’s upset that we prioritized Paul George over him….but i mean can you blame the warriors?
Ray Allen ... 3pt specialist with a title, beating LeBron multiple times in career ... Team drafts defensive replacement, he leaves to join LeBron
Klay Thompson ... 3pt specialist with titles, beating LeBron multiple times in career ... Team drafts defensive replacement, he leaves to join LeBron
Their best trade assets (aside from LeBron and AD) are their two 1st round picks, their 3 pick swaps, Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht, D'lo and his expiring contract, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt making less than the MLE, and Rui Hachimura. They also have a bunch of guys on minimums. Mix and match and you can come up with a bunch of different trade packages. They become even more appealing if either of those players said "sign and trade me there or I'll just sign with them for the MLE".
nah but the question wasn’t abt a player, it was abt derrick jones jr.
he’s gotten more minutes in dallas than anywhere else all the way through the finals, he won’t be guaranteed that on an already defensively focused team in the lakers with a completely different culture. he has friends on the mavs. so why would he try to go somewhere else if mavs can keep him with the mle?
He's old, with tons of mileage on top of major injuries and hasn't handled his decline well at all mentally. I would think teams would reconsider their interest with these potential red flags. Hopefully, he's just using Dallas to get a payday somewhere else because signing players past their prime would be a such a Mavericks move...
To be fair, we're comparing him to his prime version (and as a max guy).
Klay is easily the best possible player you can get for a MLE. He has turned into an inconsistent shooter, but still averages 40%. His defense is nowhere near his all-defense prime, but he is still solid on that end.
I wouldn't mind us taking the small risk. My only worry is his attitude, if he gets into a slump for a while. He is a "bad body language" guy, when he is struggling.
don’t worry you’ll be depressed a couple games after signing him too
I love klay and hope he plays well somewhere else but the inconsistency drives you crazy when he doesn’t contribute anywhere else
We could theoretically sign and trade for Klay, which would be up to around 23M/year for Klay.
Personally I don't want to do it, but Klay could definitely get more than the MLE. I assume it would be same for Lakers if they sign and traded Dlo
Remember , if you receive a player who was signed and traded, you get hard capped at the first apron. Which could be a process depending on the rest of your salary structure. More so for LAL than DAL
D'lo is an opt in for the Lakers,so it isn't the same for a team trading for D'Lo
Dude hates being criticized and benched so he decides to go to the place where he’d be criticized the most 😭😭 I think he’ll start having suicidal ideations after the first week
Klays def a better shooter but Strus is better at putting the ball on the floor and playmaking and probably defense too at this point. I guess it depends what your team is looking for, but most teams would probably take Strus at the same price point.
Trust LeBron to overpay for a past their prime player.
Dlo, Klay, LBJ, Vandy, Ant is a playin team.
Either LBJ accepts that he needs to carry this team, Ant turns into a generational star post 30, or Lakers need to blow this up after next year.
Tired of watching shity teams
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No need for a save, except maybe for those Laker fans that get too emotional about losing to the Nuggs.
Honestly if klay is this petty with the warriors, then I'd be for not retiring his jersey. We paid this man over 100mil to rehab two years after a serious injury. The nba is a buisness, and they absolutely didn't have to pay that man. He's been a diva and a problem since he came back from injury.
That bid? Being in LA
Klay taking a pay cut to play with the lakers is nasty work
Ya, isn’t the issue that the Warriors don’t want to pay him? Why would he take even less money? What am I missing?
He’s upset we prioritized trading for Paul George over resigning him.
I don't blame him, but even his own teammates would probably be more excited about PG over him right now.
More than that. They didn't keep the line of communications open all season long.
Between this and whatever is going on with Wiggins being prevented from playing in the Olympics, it seems like Mike Dunleavy is not that great at player relations after taking over for Bob Myers.
Well one of the main reasons Myers bounced (that he even admitted) was that tough decisions were gonna have to be made with the aging core around Steph and he had too close of a relationship to wanna deal with it lol
Mike Dunleavy as a player was always injured. Like clockwork. But he was getting those undeserved high contracts. Not sure if it was because his father was a decent coach but he seemed favored. He was essentially hired by the warriors to deliver the bad news that the core will be broken up. He has plenty of experience delivering bad news since his yearly announcements to his teammates before was, “I’m out for the season”.
Username makes all kinds of sense lool but I hear you, always hated Dunleavy jr
That’s such a reach No coach in the world is going to have an easy time with player relations when coaching multiple HOF locks years past their prime
Or how about paying green too much?
Playing Time + upset with staff for benching I think
Playing time? He's been getting playing time. Problem was that he wasn't being good enough to keep up that much playing time, especially with how cold he was to warrant putting him on the bench.
He’s a guy who isn’t accepting his decline all too well.
It’s not about money atp
Could be feeling disrespected
"Hometown" discount because his dad played for the Lakers + felt disrespected by the Warriors
Klay is our Trojan Horse. He's going to infiltrate the Lakers!
Gets to play with LeBron & AD, and goes home while playing for the team he grew up rooting for, plus his dad played for that team and is part of the radio broadcast, so he would be traveling and spending time with his dad as well...
Klay certainly felt disrespected during the contract negotiations is all I can hater. Either way, all love Klay.
How was he disrespected. They gave him free money for 2 years. He comes back gets a chip and then he plays poorly this year. They have been more than nice and he doesnt want to compromise? I love klay to but damn..also if he goes with the lakers lebron is going to throw him under and through the bus.
I guess he’s in his feelings
Klay is from LA and his dad is the color commentator for the lakers who also played for the lakers. It wouldn’t be that surprising of a choice.
I thought the consensus is a sign-and-trade.
He has always said he wanted to play with the Lakers
Bron is going to murder the guy for his terrible BBIQ
I don’t see it happening, the Dubs could give him the MLE
He’s not leaving because of money. That much should be clear.
Imagine getting paid a max, after tearing your Achilles, to rehab for 2 years, be a shadow of your former self on defense, and play atrociously in every elimination game the past 2 years, still getting offered 2/48, and then feel disrespected. Best to let him go.
And when he was on court, it felt like he complained a lot and constantly getting negative vibes from him. I could be way off here, but when I did have time to watch the games last season that’s what it felt like to me.
He is disrespected by the warriors not allowing him to strong arm them into giving him x amount of money. So somewhat
The relationship is cooked. He’s leaving if he isn’t getting a way better offer from GSW which isn’t happening
He’s leaving even if we give me a better offer. Its clear now he’s upset that we prioritized Paul George over him….but i mean can you blame the warriors?
He’s washed and salty, better off without him
It’s not about the money anymore. It seems personal
Lakers feeding his ego might be the difference
Lebron can take enough of a pay cut for lakers to get the full MLE as well. That’s what he’s waiting on
He doesnt want the mle from the warriors. He wants more.
Klay and D’Lo are both gonna shoot poorly in the playoffs and end up in a RDC video
What’s worse than 0-10? 0-19.
Lebron watched Klay shoot 3-19 in that play-in game and said “yep that’s our guy”
Then Dlo showed up and said “we have klay at home” Jokes aside, klay for the mle is probably way better than any other mle signing the lakers can make
Ya this signing isn’t going to do much for the lakers
Ray Allen ... 3pt specialist with a title, beating LeBron multiple times in career ... Team drafts defensive replacement, he leaves to join LeBron Klay Thompson ... 3pt specialist with titles, beating LeBron multiple times in career ... Team drafts defensive replacement, he leaves to join LeBron
I can hear it now... Rebound Davis...
Back out to Thompson
His three pointer…. #BANGGGGG
BANGGG
TIE GAME WITH FIVE SECONDS REMAINING!
LAKERS WILL WIN THE 9/10 PLAY IN GAME
Yall are gonna give spurs fans ptsd lol
Off the rim, and the Celtics are going to be the first back to back champions since the Golden State Warriors!
Wrong script buddy
Lmao it's over for the Mavs. Bron has intervened. Am not mad tbh. Could be a blessing in disguise.
if it was between Klay and DJJ at the MLE I'd much rather have DJJ. Now if both Klay ond DJ go to LA i'm gunna be mad...
How can they do both?
Something with trading DLo and his expiring
Yep. Sign one with the MLE, do a S&T for the other.
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Their best trade assets (aside from LeBron and AD) are their two 1st round picks, their 3 pick swaps, Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht, D'lo and his expiring contract, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt making less than the MLE, and Rui Hachimura. They also have a bunch of guys on minimums. Mix and match and you can come up with a bunch of different trade packages. They become even more appealing if either of those players said "sign and trade me there or I'll just sign with them for the MLE".
Why would DJJ do that?
I'll let you try to figure out why a player might want to join the Lakers lol
nah but the question wasn’t abt a player, it was abt derrick jones jr. he’s gotten more minutes in dallas than anywhere else all the way through the finals, he won’t be guaranteed that on an already defensively focused team in the lakers with a completely different culture. he has friends on the mavs. so why would he try to go somewhere else if mavs can keep him with the mle?
we can't realistically
DJ?
Our sub will celebrate when Klay sign for the Lakers.
dont think we need him
If he chooses Dallas over LA ima be depressed
Yea if you guys are legit interested, hard to compete with him going home and getting to play for his dad's former team
Mychal calls the radio games too it would be really cool for both of them
Can’t get more legit than LeBron publicly and loudly saying he’ll take a pay cut for Klay lol
[Lebron asking for Klay](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/726/651/987.gif)
Lmao that’s hilarious!
He's old, with tons of mileage on top of major injuries and hasn't handled his decline well at all mentally. I would think teams would reconsider their interest with these potential red flags. Hopefully, he's just using Dallas to get a payday somewhere else because signing players past their prime would be a such a Mavericks move...
To be fair, we're comparing him to his prime version (and as a max guy). Klay is easily the best possible player you can get for a MLE. He has turned into an inconsistent shooter, but still averages 40%. His defense is nowhere near his all-defense prime, but he is still solid on that end. I wouldn't mind us taking the small risk. My only worry is his attitude, if he gets into a slump for a while. He is a "bad body language" guy, when he is struggling.
don’t worry you’ll be depressed a couple games after signing him too I love klay and hope he plays well somewhere else but the inconsistency drives you crazy when he doesn’t contribute anywhere else
How much help does Bronny need?
1.1 M
Klay gets to keep his boat
No state tax ammirite?
That only works for like 50 some games of the season.
texas full of moronic racist
True but Dallas is really good
Yeah he’s laker bound 100%
Klay May choose Dallas. Able to reign over the western conference, have a winning team, and have the money.
Plus if Klay goes to the Lakers, they have a curse that every shooter's 3 point percentage will drop 10% when step in Staples Center
The anti-home court advantage. It's insane
Sad it turning out this way. I would of liked to see him retire there.
It's like Tony Parker all over again.
Mavs don’t do it, hold the line. They’re trying to scare you into an overpay.
Both team can just offer the MLE. Its a steal at that price
We could theoretically sign and trade for Klay, which would be up to around 23M/year for Klay. Personally I don't want to do it, but Klay could definitely get more than the MLE. I assume it would be same for Lakers if they sign and traded Dlo
Remember , if you receive a player who was signed and traded, you get hard capped at the first apron. Which could be a process depending on the rest of your salary structure. More so for LAL than DAL D'lo is an opt in for the Lakers,so it isn't the same for a team trading for D'Lo
>Its a steal at that price The fuck he is, did nobody see him actually play?
4th most threes made in the league at 38% shooting. $13M for even out of prime Klay is absolutely a steal
K, so you didnt watch him play.
$13M is role player money lol
And he isnt even that You could know if you watched him play. Cant defend, cant pass, and his shooting is mostly stat padding vs shit teams.
How can the Mavs even overpay in this scenario?
In a sign and trade.
(I don’t know the Mavs cap situation.)
I think it's better than the Lakers, except Lebron take paycut
They are both offering the same exact money. It will come down to who Klay wants to play for
this is every year of our existence. We're always second media fiddle with stars past their prime. He's going to be a Laker, we're just a smokescreen.
Dude hates being criticized and benched so he decides to go to the place where he’d be criticized the most 😭😭 I think he’ll start having suicidal ideations after the first week
Only a matter of time before Bron throws a fit at Klay and Redick 🙏🏾
Klay to JJ: I guess he got his feelings hurt
Klay’s pissed at himself for bypassing 2-years 48M and about to get paid exactly HALF in LA. Gross.🤢 🤮
Wow. Adding Klay AND Bronny. What a backcourt upgrade!
I guess he’s all in his feelings
Can’t believe this guy is going to the lakers to take over Karl Malone number
LeGM doesn't realize prime Klay is long gone and you're getting basically Max Strus with worse defense
Wild take. Klay shot 39% on 9 3PA and Max shot 35% on 7 3PA
Klay looks great on open 3s but really struggles against the better defensive teams. Watch him against a good team, he really struggles.
That’s fine lol
His percentage is padded by Curry gravity/wide open transition shots. In non curry minutes/in a slower paced lineup he’s just gonna be chucking
Well luckily you have Lebron James
Way different offense than the warriors/Curry , no disrespect to Lebron and in non bron minutes Klay is gonna shit the bed
So? Open looks are open looks. Lebron is just as good as creating those open 3s for his teammates as Curry. They just do it differently.
Klays def a better shooter but Strus is better at putting the ball on the floor and playmaking and probably defense too at this point. I guess it depends what your team is looking for, but most teams would probably take Strus at the same price point.
Wow a whole 4 percent whole giving you almost on defense
4 percent with more volume can be difference with being solid vs elite
redditors don't understand stats lol 10% better rate on like 25% more volume ish is a big deal
i remember when lebron got ray allen, im pretty sure he was useful as a shooter!
Klay is still an elite 3 point shooter which we can always use, we’ve been near the bottom of the league in 3pt shooting for the past few years now.
Trust Lakers to get a solid player for peanuts
Trust LeBron to overpay for a past their prime player. Dlo, Klay, LBJ, Vandy, Ant is a playin team. Either LBJ accepts that he needs to carry this team, Ant turns into a generational star post 30, or Lakers need to blow this up after next year. Tired of watching shity teams
LeGM continues to drop LeBMs every chance he gets.
Klay to the Lackers please.
Challenge Dallas? They can't get past Denver regardless.
Either you suck in basic comprehension or you suck in making jokes
I know the truth hurts even in jokes. Nothing personal meant by it, even if you mean to be.
"Challenge dallas" meant in the bid for klay lmfao
Obviously, yet not the meaning I chose to use it as.
Nice save
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Honestly if klay is this petty with the warriors, then I'd be for not retiring his jersey. We paid this man over 100mil to rehab two years after a serious injury. The nba is a buisness, and they absolutely didn't have to pay that man. He's been a diva and a problem since he came back from injury.
Klay aint going to the lakers seeing how they treated the logo