The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly offered Klay Thompson more money than the Dallas Mavericks but didn't land their top free-agent target.
On Monday, five-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal to join the defending Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks.Read more: Klay Thompson to Join West Rival Following Multi-Team Sign-and-TradeThompson was reportedly being heavily pursued by the Los Angeles Lakers, even having LeBron James call him right when free agency kicked off on Sunday. However, in the end, he chose Dallas, sending the Lakers back to the drawing board.
And from what I was told, the Warriors weren't interested in bringing back D'Angelo Russell.'So, not only did the Lakers make a big effort to sign Thompson, but they also offered him a bigger contract than Dallas by at least $7 million per season. However, it didn't entice him to join the Lakers, his dad's former team and the team for which his dad, Mychal Thompson, is currently a broadcaster.
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