Report: Warriors' Klay Thompson looking for a max extension

[Street Knowledge]

The Golden State Warriors have reportedly said time and again that they want to keep Klay Thompson and not include him in a potential deal for Kevin Love. If they do keep Thompson, it looks like it's going to cost them a whole lot. From USA Today:

The Thompson debate doesn't stop with the defensive element, of course. On the financial front, landing Love would eventually require giving him a max contract that would likely start at approximately $19 million annually (he has indicated he'll opt out of his current deal and become a free agent next summer).

Meanwhile, Thompson's agent, Bill Duffy, has been seeking a max deal in extension talks with the Warriors as well. And while Golden State would surely prefer that the stance eventually softens and leads to a more palatable deal, the fact that he is younger means a max for Thompson would start at $15.7 million and still allow for more flexibility in the Warriors' future than a Love deal.


http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... -extension

 

[Loose]

ew... I love thompson but he's probably a 12 million a year player at most. everyone is getting overpaid

 

[beenz]

ew... I love thompson but he's probably a 12 million a year player at most. everyone is getting overpaid

it's not klays fault. gordon hayward and parsons already set the market

 

[MikelArteta]

If Hayward is getting 16 mill
Parsons 15mill
Thompson whose better than both deserves that 19 mill

Curry probably wishws he could opt out of that horrible deal he signed

 

[Bledswole]

Everybody going for max

 

[Rev]

Do his parents still handle his finances?

 

[Joe Sixpack]

No way I give this dude a max contract. He is mad streaky.

Then again if Avery Bradley can get $8million per what else is this swirlbaby gonna expect.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

I'd tell him to get to walking. He's a good player but he's not that good he benefits a lot from playing next to Stephen Curry

 

[Greenstrings]

ew... I love thompson but he's probably a 12 million a year player at most. everyone is getting overpaid

If everybody is getting overpaid then nobody is getting overpaid.

 

[Loose]

If everybody is getting overpaid then nobody is getting overpaid.

If Hayward is getting 16 mill
Parsons 15mill
Thompson whose better than both deserves that 19 mill
Curry probably wishws he could opt out of that horrible deal he signed

I disagree that Thompson is better then parsons.

 

[SubLyminalz]

I disagree that Thompson is better then parsons.

 

[Microfracture]

I can't wait til the cap goes up. They fixed the problem with the midlevel from the last CBA and now there's a whole different problem with players on their 2nd contracts getting max or close to max when their skills don't even warrant that kind of money. The CBA is still broken.

I was reading an article and it said the biggest cliched term this offseason has been "if Gordon Hayward got max money...." How are we letting Parsons and Hayward dictate the market? The contract negotiations should be relative to the team.

 

[the artist known az]

Do his parents still handle his finances?

Yep, Mychal always let's it be known

 

[Loose]

Parsons is a more consistent All around shooter and just as good of a defender.

 

[Greenstrings]

I disagree that Thompson is better then parsons.

Believe that players have intrinsic value and aren't worth what they're able to negotiate at a given time brehs.