Klay Thompson rumors: Golden State Warriors’ guard is off of the table
The Golden State Warriors have had no problem making bold moves in their attempt to become a legitimate contender for an NBA Championship.
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That’s why it is no surprise they have been in the race for Minnesota Timberwolves’ power forward Kevin Love. However, their refusal to include guard Klay Thompson continues to hold up a potential deal.
There have been reports that the Warriors still aren’t planning to offer Thompson in any deal and Warriors’ first-year head coach Steve Kerr has even contacted Thompson to keep him down while the rumors swirl.
On Tuesday, sources of ESPN’s Marc Stein confirmed Thompson is indeed off of the table.
"The Timberwolves and Warriors have continued to discuss a Kevin Love trade, but the teams remain unable to agree on the framework of a deal, with Golden State still unwilling to include Klay Thompson, according to sources close to the process.Sources told ESPN.com that Wolves owner Glen Taylor and Warriors counterpart Joe Lacob have maintained a level of dialogue on a potential trade of Love to Golden State, which sources insist would have been clinched by now had the Warriors — at the behest of new coach Steve Kerr — relented on their refusal to part with Thompson."
Love averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game last season while shooting 45.7% from the field, 37.6% from three and 82.1% from the charity stripe. Thompson averaged 18.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 44.4% from the field, 41.7% from beyond the arc and 79.5% from the charity stripe. In the postseason, he put up 16.4 points, 3.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 40.8% from the field, 36.4% from three and 79.2% from the free throw line.