Tearing his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson had to watch his side lose to the Toronto Raptors and subsequently spectate the 2019-20 season from the bench. Klay Thompson: Warriors must make trade after he tears Achilles Read More. The Golden State Warriors lost Klay Thompson for the season, leaving them thin at wing. That's because Harden is being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster four-team deal that also involves the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers, according to multiple national reports. Devika Pawar. 11 choice in the same 2011 NBA Draft that yielded Kawhi Leonard. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson has agreed to a five year, $190 million max contract to stay with the team that drafted him, according to multiple reports Sunday evening. NBA Rumors emerged on Wednesday that Klay Thompson had been injured in practice and unfortunately for the shooting guard, he will now have to wait another full year before returning to play in the NBA after rupturing his Achilles. They can also offer teams future 1st round picks. Therefore, it would be difficult for the franchise to consider making a trade that included him, let alone put one together that teams would consider. Between 2014 and 2019, Thompson averaged over 20 points a season and over 55% effective field goal percentage. NBA Rumors: Pacers Could Land Klay Thompson For Package Centered On Myles Turner, 'Bleacher Report' Suggests Basketball Lorenzo Tanos For the better part of the last 10 years or so, the Golden State Warriors have experienced much success and had won three championships thanks to the play of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, aka the Splash Brothers. The Golden State Warriors received some brutal news just ahead of the 2020 NBA Draft. This could see a move being made for James Harden, a name that has cropped up regularly in NBA Rumors as being unhappy in Houston. Source: It's a full five-year max for Klay Thompson, not a 4+1. — Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) July 1, 2019. It’s a trade that would’ve changed the NBA landscape for years to come and stopped one of the greatest basketball dynasties from ever forming. The 23-year-old first-time All-Star averaged 21.1 points, 7 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game last season and led the Nets to their first playoff series since 2015. San José School District Secures Vaccine for Entire Workforce, Capitol Siege: Bay Area Rep. Zoe Lofgren Releases Massive Social Media Report On GOP Colleagues Who Voted To Overturn Election, UPDATE: Suspect Arrested In Oakland Chinatown Elderly Assaults, Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. Warriors may use trade exception for help after Klay Thompson … This past morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported news of Klay Thompson’s right Achilles tear. NBA Rumors: Warriors' Klay Thompson suffers apparent lower leg … No player option on the fifth year. Will Warriors use trade exception to replace Klay? Other options include Bradley Beal at the Washington Wizards, who has also been involved in NBA Rumors. That’s right, Golden State tried to trade for the 10-time All-Star in 2011, but the deal fell through. We haven’t seen Klay Thompson on the court since June 2019, and we probably won’t see him till October or November 2021, if everything goes well. His father, former NBA player and current Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Mychal Thompson, recently shared a Klay health update with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke.