On July 1, it was reported that with the Warriors and Klay Thompson's contract renewal broke up, Klay has also entered the trade market, according to American media reports, Lakers star LeBron James has recruited Klay by phone for the first time, but there will be no conclusion today, because Klay still has to contact the Clippers, Mavericks and other teams.
According to US media reports, after the NBA free agency is opened, Klay will meet with the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers, and 76ers today.
According to previous reports, Lakers boss James is willing to take a pay cut for the possible arrival of Harden, Klay or Valan. Earlier, Harden signed a two-year, $70 million extension with the Clippers, and Valanciunas signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Wizards, and currently only Klay is left on the list.
ESPN's Woj revealed an update on Klay on the show: "Klay and his agent, Greg Lawrence, will be meeting with multiple teams, including the Lakers and Mavericks. I was told that James called Clay as soon as the free agency opened at 6 p.m. ET and offered to recruit Clay. I expect these negotiations to continue into tomorrow and there will be no results tonight, but what is known at the moment is that the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers are the frontrunners for Klay's next home, and Klay will leave the Warriors as a free agent. ”
According to American journalist David Pingalore, sources say the Clippers are Klay's next frontrunner, not the Lakers.
Pingacore said the current roster is more competitive for the Clippers. Clippers reporter Tomer Azarly also retweeted the report.
The Mavericks are the frontrunner for Clay's family, according to Haynes, "I think it's the Mavericks. He fits perfectly into the style of play of Irving and Doncic, Klay can wait for them to break through and shoot open balls, Doncic and Irving need to be in possession for a long time, and Klay's addition can give them more possibilities on the offensive end. ”
In this regard, netizens said, "Believe you, you are a ghost, in the end, the Lakers have nothing to continue last season's lineup"
"Clay doesn't have a Grant fit!"
"Look if Clay listens to his father"
"Who wants to go to the Lakers with the power in the free market? Going to play with James and his son for a season? ”
"How do you feel about Lao Zhan, the people who have caused him trouble before, he wants to recruit them, even if he was once powerful, he doesn't want to think about his current state level"
"What's so good about Thompson now, old Zhan"
"No matter who signs, in the end it is the fate of being scolded, look at how thick eyebrows behave, and they are often scolded."