James had several deep conversations with Thompson about the idea of playing together, sources said. But something about playing for the Lakers apparently felt too much like playing for the Warriors. As one source close to him put it, ‘Would this be trading one fishbowl for another?'
All Thompson had talked about in the two weeks since he had decided and accepted that his time with the Warriors was over was wanting "new experiences" and a "fresh start."
Dallas seemed like a better place to get that.
from https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40484168/why-klay-thompson-era-ended-golden-state-warriors
by Nicoreyn
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“If you have to convince them, they aren’t the one”
wouldve been cool to get him but wont lose sleep over it. still fuck kawhi and pg13
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The mavs are a finals team wtf is he talking about
He couldn’t handle the pressure playing here is what he’s saying
Not everyone is built for LA.
Lights are too bright in LA but not next to Luka and Kyrie? I guess Kyrie was pretty lowkey cause he kept his social media tame last year
Lakers really got hit with the “You remind me too much of my ex” lmao
Basically saying both franchises are too toxic.
If he couldn’t handle the scrutiny he was getting last season, he sure as hell wouldn’t have been able to handle it playing for the Lakers. Blessing in disguise. Have fun throwing up bricks in Dallas!
Damn he couldn’t have told Bron that from the jump?
Welp there that is he was never coming here
Now the mavs media ppl are tweeting about how he’ll be great coming off the bench. That loser played himself
That seems pretty reasonable.
Fresher start would have been Orlando and Detroit, buddy.
So bullet dodged basically
I’m sure it had nothing to do with them coming in second last season
Yawn. Next
Why are we still talking about this bum? Hes not a laker who gives a fuck about him. Let him run cardio in dallas
I’ll be honest – he’s not wrong. The lights are bright here and he basically said he didn’t wanna be in a fishbowl again.
He’ll do well in Dallas. It’s hard to compete against a young team like that trending in the right direction with way less pressure.
Just another Silicon Valley millionaire moving to Texas
Buddys biggest fear is constructive criticism
Can’t handle the Lakers pressure? Please don’t come.
Klay who hurt you 😔
The Lakers and Warriors are probably very similar from a tax burden perspective.
I was in the minority that I didn’t want Klay. And I’m a huge Klay fan. Watched him in high school and college. Last year I watched a lot of Warriors games and he has become a very selfish low basketball iq player. He took so many bad shots and just always had this unhappy look and bad body language. Something just felt completely off. He’s completely changed from the Klay that we knew. I do not want him on the Lakers.
He’s washed we dodged a bullet
AKA I want to go someplace I won’t be scrutinized 24/7
Where are all the posts saying it was Pelinka’s fault and how he was trash not being able to close Klay.
Which is just foreshadowing that he will once again, fold under the pressure.😂
Tells a lot about his mental fortitude he won’t handle the LA lights.
I feel like this combines with no state taxes in Texas plus the chance to play with a team just off a finals appearance made the most sense. Granted I doubt the Mavs make it back to the finals with Klay.
Klay is soft
Actually comical lmao
Bunch of BS. Aging Lebron and big AD is nothing like small ball Splash Brothers. He wanted to save on Tax and Dallas starts more appealing than our team make up. But I’m not upset, I am loyal to our team and Klay is not the same player. Golden State management messed up Klays career… allowed him to play when he shouldn’t trying to win the ring.
He was scared. He would’ve gotten cooked by our rabid fanbase with his 0/10 shooting nights
He should have gone to the Pistons then
Can’t blame the guy for wanting anustart
I like Klay, but I don’t think he was going to make that big of a difference on the Lakers. We need guys that can play defense and hustle, we already have Knect who can do alot of what Klay does. Klay coming off 2 major leg injuries at 34 no less, not sure how much he would’ve helped the Lakers.
He shot 34% from the field in the 2023 series against the Lakers, hes fucking delusional
he just scored 0 points in the play-in game. he’s washed.
Shut up Klay
Also playing for the Lakers would make some dub fans hate him. He should coming back to the Bay when he retires to a heroes welcome
Scared to play for the Lakers lol
He’s washed anyway
