The Golden State Warriors’ era has come to a close.
Klay Thompson has inked a three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks, capping after a thirteen-season run in the Bay Area where he won four NBA championships.
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At some point in the future, the Chase Center’s rafters will most certainly have Thompson’s number. He established himself as one of the greatest shooters of all time and was an integral part of each of those four championship teams.
By Friday night, Thompson had sent a letter to the Warriors and their supporters, expressing his gratitude for what he called the “best times of my life.”
There aren’t enough pictures or words to describe how I feel about you, Bay Area. Thank you, from the depths of my heart, for the most incredible experiences of my life. Putting on that Dubs shirt from the start was an incredible honor,” Thompson posted on Instagram with an image from his first team press conference. “аll I ever wаnted wаs tо dо my best аnd help the regiоn win аs mаny titles аs pоssible. аlthоugh the rings were nice, the mоst memоrаble аspect wаs undоubtedly the lifelоng cоnnectiоns I fоrmed. аll оf the incredible peоple thаt put in sо much time аnd effоrt tо mаke the Wаrriоrs оrgаnizаtiоn greаt deserve оur fаmily’s аnd оur deepest grаtitude. Be glаd it оccurred insteаd оf unhаppy thаt it hаs pаssed. Until оur pаths crоss аgаin.
For Thompson, this was a first: being a free agent. His 17.9 points per game were his lowest since the 2012-13 campaign, even though he played in the most games since the 2018-19 season.
The hardware is proof that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were one of the best shooting duos in NBA history, better known as the Splash Brothers.
With Thompson out of the league, Curry has the record for most tenured player on a team.
The 2,481 3-pointers made by Thompson rank sixth all-time. Even though he’ll never overtake Curry, he has a good chance of passing Ray Allen (2,973) and Reggie Miller (ranked fifth with 2,560). He is trailed by two active players, James Harden and Damian Lillard.
Scott Thompson of Fox News helped with the reporting for this story.
