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Klay Thompson physically left the Warriors as a free agent in the 2024 offseason. But the sharpshooter may have spiritually checked out at some point during the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has admitted that Thompson displayed “signs” of wanting to leave the franchise last season.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, there were signs,” Kerr told\u00a0“The TK Show”\u00a0recently. “Obviously, none of us knew what would happen, we all wanted him to stay. I wanted Klay to be a Warrior for life \u2014 it felt like the right thing for us. But you never really know what the right thing is for someone else, only that person knows. And I think by the end of the year, I think Klay knew, for his own sake, that he wanted to leave.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kerr also expressed happiness for his longtime teammate for joining the Mavericks, predicting that Thompson will get “a lot of open shots” playing alongside Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that Thompson never truly committed to staying in Golden State in interviews leading up to his free agency. During an April 8 chat with Draymond Green, he said he would\u00a0“prioritize mental health”\u00a0in free agency over loyalty or familiarity with a situation.<\/p>\n

As such, he didn’t truly backtrack on a statement like several stars over the years who committed to a franchise only to renege. Some of those examples include Irving leaving the Celtics in 2019 or DeAndre Jordan leaving the Clippers in 2015.<\/p>\n

To Thompson’s credit, he remained a pro throughout the 2023-24 season even while\u00a0coming off the bench\u00a0for the first time since his rookie year. The Washington State alum supported then-rookie Brandin Podziemski \u2014 who took his role in the starting unit \u2014 and refused to view his new role as a demotion.<\/p>\n

Still, Thompson’s career in the Bay ended on a sour note as he\u00a0went 0-of-10 from the field\u00a0in the Warriors’ season-ending loss to the Kings in the play-in tournament. Perhaps that final flameout was meant to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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