After years of striking out on top free agent targets, the Dallas Mavericks’ superstar duo of Doncic and Irving played a key role in landing Thompson.
Klay Thompson poses with his jersey following a NBA news conference where he was introduced as one of the Dallas Mavericks off-season acquisitions on, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Mavericks Training Center in Dallas.after years of being passed over for bigger market teams. Mavs fans could go on and on with their horror stories of past free agency failures , but something clearly has changed in Dallas.
I think we can help get them over that hump.”Thompson also cited his immense respect for Doncic both as a person and basketball player. The Mavericks’ superstar reached out to Thompson after the news broke.“He texted me, saying how excited he is,” Thompson said. “I relayed the same message back and I think there’s definitely a mutual respect there.”in the 2022 Western Conference finals, when the Warriors eliminated the Mavs in just five games and went on to beat the Celtics in the Finals.
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