Klay Thompson rumors: Will Golden State Warriors offer max extension?

The Golden State Warriors are obviously quite fond of guard Klay Thompson. The speculation surrounding the Warriors and a potential trade for Minnesota Timberwolves’ power forward Kevin Love has brought that to the forefront. The Warriors would be thrilled to land Love but refuse to give up Thompson, the player the Timberwolves reportedly covet. Now that it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers will be dealing for Love as soon as they are able to trade the number one overall pick of this year’s, draft, swingman Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors will likely move on and attempt to sign Thompson to an extension.

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Chuck Myron of Hoops Rumors believes Thompson will wind up falling just short of a max extension.

"That’s why I predicted this week that Thompson will ink an extension for four years and $58MM, a figure that would probably end up roughly $8-9MM less than the most he could get in a deal for that length. The four years, rather than five, would allow him to hit free agency sooner and reap a higher max, or something close to it. Signing an extension this year instead of waiting for restricted free agency would also help Thompson ensure that he won’t be traded. Sacrificing the max now would represent a giveback for Thompson, to be sure, but the benefits of doing so make it an enticing choice."

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.