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Golden State Warriors rumors: Warriors ‘love’ Klay Thompson

By Andrew Melnick

Mar 9, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) dribbles the ball next to Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 113-107. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) dribbles the ball next to Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 113-107. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Golden State Warriors reportedly could have dealt guard Klay Thompson in a package to acquire power forward Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves but decided against.

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Now the Warriors are talking about an extension for Thompson and both sides want to get one done. In fact, Warriors’ owner Joe Lacob sounds like he will be making re-signing Thompson his top priority.

“We love Klay,” Lacob said in an e-mail to USA TODAY Sports. “He is clearly an integral part of our team and our future. I remember sitting courtside at Stanford Pac-12 games watching Klay at (Washington State) for three years. I thought he could be a prototype big shooting guard in the NBA and we targeted him in the draft and were ecstatic to be able to draft him at (No.) 11 in the first round.

“We traded an excellent guard freeing up a starting spot for him and, as is known, despite many requests from other teams over the last few years, we have continued to bet on his continued development. We are very proud that he is a Warrior and also of his major contribution on this year’s USA Basketball team. We are looking forward to a great year for Klay, the Splash Brothers and the Warriors.”

The Warriors obviously really value Thompson and he is going to be looking for the type of money an elite guard commands.

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. In his three-year career, the 11th-overall pick in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft, has gone for 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 43.5% from the floor, 41.0% from three and 82.7% from the charity stripe.

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