Klay Thompson turned down $80 million from the Lakers to choose the Mavericks for Doncic

The Athletic reporters Joe Vardon, Christian Clark and Sam Amick jointly reported. The Mavericks announced yesterday that they had fired general manager Nick Harrison.

Injuries to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis have caused the Mavericks to have only 3 wins and 8 losses so far, which directly led to Harrison's dismissal. In addition to the highly controversial trade of Luka Doncic, the Mavericks also signed Klay Thompson in the summer of 2024.

Thompson left the Warriors because he did not want to be a substitute, and he also hoped to play with Doncic. Now Thompson's situation with the Mavericks is even worse than with the Warriors, and he has to accept the arrangement of playing on the bench. Maybe he should accept the Lakers' contract and wait there for Doncic to join.

The Lakers had discussed a four-year, $80 million contract with Thompson. If the Warriors are willing to sign first and then trade for cooperation. But Thompson wants to cooperate with Doncic more than James. Therefore, he accepted the Mavericks' offer of 50 million in three years.

This season Thompson averaged 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game, while shooting 31.4% and 26.7% from the field.