All eyes had been on Klay Thompson as he determined his subsequent transfer within the NBA and the place he would play.
Ultimately, he elected to go along with the Dallas Mavericks, a alternative that would earn him his fifth championship within the subsequent few years.
In response to Chris Haynes, per Ky on Twitter, Kyrie Irving of the Mavericks performed a giant half in recruiting Thompson.
It wasn’t revealed what precisely Irving stated however he clearly did his half to maneuver Thompson from Golden State to Dallas.
Chris Haynes says Kyrie was huge half in recruiting Klay 👀 pic.twitter.com/SVCDhgtDG8
— Ky🤞🏽🇸🇮 (@Kyriegotgame) July 1, 2024
Irving wasn’t the one one making an attempt to get Thompson on his roster.
Different reviews state that LeBron James was trying to influence Thompson to signal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
That didn’t pan out and Thompson selected to maneuver to Dallas as a substitute.
What did Irving say that was so convincing?
He most likely didn’t need to say a lot and Irving seemingly simply reminded Thompson of how far the workforce went solely months in the past.
Behind the ability of Irving and Luka Doncic, the Mavericks appeared within the Finals for the primary time in additional than a decade.
They got here up brief and had been taken down by the Boston Celtics however their run within the playoffs was nonetheless very spectacular and prompt the long run is brilliant in Dallas.
Will Thompson slot in with the Mavericks lineup and assist them attain their subsequent degree?
That isn’t clear but however he’s clearly very excited to get to work in Dallas.
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