Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Mavs2021]

Hield is a horrible defender. Even if Klay has lost a step, he's still better than Hield.

Opponent´s OFF RTG with Klay on floor 118.9
Opponent´s OFF RTG with Klay off floor 111.4

GS was far superior defensively with Podziemski and/or Moody in place of Klay. There is a reason he was benched for a rookie. There is so much potential for a disaster in this signing (injury, age decline, team chemistry) and the best case scenario is that he´s healthy, below average on defense, but remains an elite one-dimensional knockdown shooter.