Trade & FA 2024-25:

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If the Mavs goal is to play Kyrie, Klay and Luka together for the majority of minutes, then I think the Mavs are going to get Grant Williams'd again. It has been universally acknowledged by GSW fans for a year and a half that Klay is not starter quality any longer, and should be coming off the bench. This was on a team which had more defense than a lineup of Kyrie, Klay, Luka, PJW and Lively.

I think the best role for Klay here is to accompany one of Luka/Kyrie when the other is sitting... while having one of Grimes, Exum or Naji alongside them (along with PJW and Lifford)... and for Klay to provide a much better scoring impact in that role than THJ, Hardy or Green did before. It will also be valuable to have Klay's experience and knowledge about things like playing off screens for others to learn from. The big question for me here is: is Grimes, Exum and Naji good enough, and can Grimes and Exum stay healthy enough.

Also, I'm sorry but thinking about PJW as the POA defender, which the guys on this podcast brought up... is just lazy and it's dangerous thinking too, because it will inevitably lead to PJW being injured.

Seriously? GSW fans have no idea what they are talking about. I see you added a link to real gm. The level of actual knowledge of the game is nonexistent on realgm. Just saying... The reason for benching Klay is because Curry is 37, Green and Klay are both 34. The Warriors currently have about 5 guys on the roster that are about to come off of their rookie deals and they need to know what they have before paying them or letting them walk.

Lacob is also up against the 2nd apron and about to become a repeater of that. They were $30 million OVER the 2nd Apron last season. Last season was I believe the 4th season straight with them being over the 2nd Apron.

If they would have kept Klay they would have had a combined salary and tax this coming season of 500 million dollars. Combine that with it limiting what they can do with draft picks in trades, the ability to make trades, and more.

They have spent and spent and spent and the piper has come to collect. That's what is going on with GS right now. That's actually common knowledge. It has nothing to do with Klay declining as a player. Anyone who thinks Klay can't defend or shoot anymore is about to be in for a huge surprise. The 34 year old version of Klay is the same player as the 32 year old version. This last season he didn't want to be there because they weren't really trying to keep him.

The previous season Klay had a season high of 50 points, he shot 88% from the free throw line, played in and started 69 games, shot 41% from 3 on nearly 11 attempts per game. He averaged 22 points per game. That is the Klay Thompson we are getting.