Sharpshooter Klay Thompson reportedly is joining the defending Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks, moving them up the odds board to win the Finals in the 2024-25 season.
The four-time NBA champion reportedly agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal with Dallas in what will be a sign-and-trade that features the Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets.
BREAKING: Free agent Klay Thompson plans to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50M deal with a player option, sources tell ESPN. Thompson ends his historic Warriors run as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade that’ll also send Josh Green to Charlotte.Adding Thompson helps the Mavericks replace Derrick Jones Jr., who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Dallas has also added wing Naji Marshall to bolster its depth, as well as guard Quentin Grimes, this offseason.
Thompson isn't the same player that he was earlier in this career, but he still moves the needle in Vegas. Oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook shifted the Mavericks from +1100 to +1000 to win the NBA Finals.While this isn't a major move -- and Dallas is still behind Denver, Oklahoma City and Minnesota in the odds -- the Mavericks should be in a solid position to make another run at the title in the 2024-25 season.
Thompson is an immediate offensive upgrade for the Mavs, as he shot 38.7 percent from 3-point range last season on a high volume . Given his pedigree, Thompson is a bigger threat to opposing defenses than Jones, Green and others that Dallas had to use in its rotation last season. As long as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving stay healthy, Dallas has one of the best groups to make a run a title this season.Peter is a senior editor for Sports Illustrated Betting. He has worked as a writer and editor for BetSided, NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, and more. A New York City resident, he is a hoops fanatic with a soft spot for his New York Knicks.
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