{"id":369404,"date":"2025-12-25T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T13:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/369404\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T13:51:10","slug":"why-klay-thompson-left-the-warriors-for-the-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/369404\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Klay Thompson left the Warriors for the Mavericks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Klay Thompson left the Warriors for the Mavericks<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson got to play in a bunch of Christmas Day games for the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This season, he gets to play against the Warriors on Christmas when the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> take on Golden State on Thursday.<\/p>\n

It’s the third of five games on Christmas Day in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Thompson will be a high-profile piece of the action even while coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

Because of how crucial he was to the Golden State dynasty, Thompson will grab plenty of notice in a different uniform.<\/p>\n

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Why did Klay Thompson leave the Warriors for the Mavs?<\/p>\n

Things started to get strained at the end for Klay.<\/p>\n

At the time of the move, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported<\/a> this:<\/p>\n

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“In the final season of Thompson’s remarkable 13-year Warriors career, his relationship with the franchise became increasingly strained over contract discussions and his looming free agency. His departure became more and more likely as the season progressed.”<\/p>\n

A number of teams sought to add Thompson to the mix.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks were the ones who pulled off the sign-and-trade to actually make it happen.<\/p>\n

Klay hasn’t been the same away from the Warriors, who haven’t really been the same without him, either.<\/p>\n

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