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Klay Thompson is staying in the Bay. While there was rampant speculation over whether his Warriors teammate Kevin Durant would remain with the team, and Durant ultimately chose to sign with the Brooklyn, there was never such speculation with Thompson. For most, it was assumed Thompson would remain with the team that drafted him, as it has been his stated intention to retire with the Warriors.
Thompson will sign a full, $190 million max contract, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times which should become official once the free agent moratorium period closes on July 6.
$190 MILLION
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 1, 2019
On Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Warriors intended to offer Thompson the full max contract:
Sources: Golden State is planning to offer All-Star Klay Thompson a 5-year, $190M maximum contract when free agency opens Sunday at 6 PM ET — which is expected to accelerate process of GM Bob Myers and Thompson’s agent, Greg Lawrence, quickly reaching formal agreement.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2019
His father, Mychal Thompson, said after the Finals that as long as the Warriors didn’t lowball him, and offered him the five-year, max deal, there was “no question that Klay Thompson would be back with the team. As Shams Charania reported Saturday, Thompson intended to re-sign with the Warriors on a full five-year, $190 million deal once free agency opened on Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m. ET:
Sources: Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors plan to reach agreement on a five-year, $190M maximum contract, with the Warriors sending a front-office contingent to Los Angeles to visit Thompson within the next day.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 29, 2019
Of course, Thompson missed out on a potential, five-year, $221 million deal after he failed to make an All-NBA team in 2019, finishing behind the likes of Russell Westbrook and Kemba Walker for the All-NBA Third Team, with Bradley Beal, who did not make a team, also receiving more All-NBA votes than Thompson. How did Thompson deal with that potential $30 million loss?
“Rings,” Thompson said.