Mavericks' Klay Thompson Unpacks Playing First Game Not as a Member of the Warriors

Dallas Mavericks star guard Klay Thompson admits that he felt nervous before his first preseason game as a Maverick.

NBA All-Star guard and longtime Golden State Warrior, Klay Thompson, is officially a Dallas Maverick.Thompson played in his first game as a Maverick on Thursday against the Utah Jazz, and the nerves were at an all-time high for the five-time All-Star.Thompson told the media that the butterflies were in full effect as he suited up for the Mavericks for the first time in his career.'I haven't been that nervous, I don't think, since the 2015 Finals Game 1,' Thompson said.

''I'm just excited to experience a new chapter,' said Thompson, who rested during the Mavs' preseason opener Monday night. 'It's going to be special. I just know it.'Not only is Thompson with a new team, but he is rocking a new number, No. 31. Thompson spent the first 13 years of his career with the Warriors, where he panned out a Hall of Fame career.

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