Warriors Valuing The Trade Market Over Klay Thompson

Warriors Valuing The Trade Market Over Klay Thompson

It looks like the Golden State Warriors are officially setting their sights on other players instead of focusing on Klay Thompson. According to The Athletic, talks are “essentially frozen” with neither side budging at all.

Anthony Slater said that while the Warriors want to re-sign the veteran wing, they’ll look at the trade market and what players they could get. Chris Paul’s name has been mentioned as a player who could be traded for other assets.

The 34-year-old has no trade value currently; even with the Orlando Magic, it is stalled out. Slater has gone so far to say that Thompson may leave Golden State to get a fresh start with a new organization.

What’s crazier is that Thompson would choose another team over the Warriors, even if the money was matched or exceeded.

The Warriors’ lack of urgency could be a way of signaling their thoughts on Thompson’s value. Remember, before the season began, they offered him a two-year, $48 million extension.