After winning four championships in 13 seasons with the Warriors, Klay Thompson has signed a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
Despite his lowest scoring average since 2012-13, the Mavs believe Thompson can complement Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving. Not everyone is pleased, including his father, Mychal Thompson, who expressed disappointment that Klay didn’t choose the Lakers.
“I’m not feeling too much in a congratulatory mood right now. Obviously, it’s Klay’s decision. It’s his life. He’s a grown man,” Mychal said on SiriusXM. “I was hoping – hoping, as you can assess – that he would be a Laker.”
Mychal said he tried to recruit his son to the Lakers until the 11th hour.
“Obviously, that’s the right thing for me to do and the proper thing for me to do. I really believe in this franchise. This franchise has been so good to me and my family, including Klay. … I just thought it seemed like it would be the perfect fit for him to finally come back home.”
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