Kendra Andrews - The Conversation Klay Wanted Never Happened

Warriors beat reporter for ESPN joins The Roast to breakdown the meeting Klay Thompson had with Joe Lacob at the Riviera that made Klay realize it was time to move on.
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[@lambertmugabo4315]

As I've been thinking, there was more to the Draymond punch to Poole than it had been reported. It's a sign of jealousy that the old guys, especially DG and KT had towards younger players.

[@REAL.OAKLAND.RAIDERS]

You drunk

[@Tpatron860]

Surprised 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@eddynguyen9062]

yup it created a split between the vets and young guys

[@joshrizal]

Wish Klay the best and will be rooting and watching Dallas games now. He has a better chance to win his fifth ring in Dallas than staying with the Warriors for the next three years.

[@mazengwe28]

If Kuminga is going to stay a Warrior, he needs to turn into Kawhi Leonard 2.0 on the defensive end. There is no point discussing his athleticism when he can't defend on-ball.

[@Tpatron860]

Go back last year and see that last game in the playoff before they were eliminated by the Lakers and you will see just those three huddling up while the others are on the bench just looking at them they were separating themselves from the other youngsters on the team that was the problem

[@pimpinisanoncontactsport2096]

Ok and whoss fault is that? The organization allowed the separation and the special treatment.

[@mmakshak]

It wasn't a carbon-copy. We learned how to play when we didn't have the best 5 starters compared to other teams, and this was going to be case for a while. I think the coaches adapted to that situation by having 2 squads. I don't think we were that far away, maybe adding one impact player and a big big, but that would require Chris Paul and Klay, who actually was the star of the second unit. That's what the Warriors went away from.

[@samdavis8765]

Still making excuses for this management group. They didn't negociate with Klay in good faith and I am glad he left. You have to go where you are wanted.

[@apt62]

Good that he left. His body language and decision making was unwatchable the past two seasons.

[@troytheboy1985]

yeah and then in one year when klay has 25 a year for 3 or 4 years you be saying the managament is trash why did they do that

[@marleebaya]

FO: thanks for the rings Klay but we’ll get back to you. Classy.

[@cosmonaut9942]

Giving Wiggins and Poole the big contracts after the 2022 title was a huge mistake that is still plaguing the Dubs. Wiggins played to his potential for a few months in 2022. The rest of his career is underwhelming at best. In the last two years he's been horrible, unreliable, inconsistent, and a big head case. Now, no other team wants to trade for Wiggins so we're stuck with him. Kerr's rotations were also based on sentimentality and that's why the team floundered out the gate. He waited way too long to bring Klay off the bench. He kept saying that the team can't win without Klay and without Draymond. Turns out, the team couldn't win with those to vets. I don't blame Myers for bailing out on this mess, especially Kerr who has too much say in personnel matters.

[@apt62]

I’ve been saying this since 2022. Myers left a mess! He didn’t drafted the big 3! Drafted bust after bust after Jerry wests departure and handed out a couple horrendous contracts.

[@cosmonaut9942]

@@apt62 I disagree somewhat. He drafted Draymond. He also drafted Kuminga and Moody. But, yeah, drafting Wiseman was a backbreaker that the team is still suffering from and his failure to draft a legit big after that is baffling. He probably was taking his clues from Kerr and/or Lacob.

[@rd94610]

Nobody felt like those were mistakes in 2022

[@troytheboy1985]

@@cosmonaut9942 no he didnt draft draymond the team was made by the logo

[@cosmonaut9942]

@@troytheboy1985 Wrong. Myers was GM, not West. Draymond always gives credit to Myers for drafting him. Myers had the ultimate responsibility for personnel.

[@Criminal.Lawyer.2024]

Kendra, will you marry me?

[@Greenhornet204]

Draymond had a big hand in shoving klay out

[@gamerf2p843]

Klay shoved himself out with poor performance past two years expecting to be paid as much as Curry, that in it self is disrespect, warriors offered 48mil for 2 now he is a mere 16 for 3

[@Greenhornet204]

@@gamerf2p843 great now prepare to lose like the dog you are 🤡

[@marcusgarvey6231]

But Green would defend Klay after he’d be benched and they’d win. Santos BP and Quinones took his minutes and earned victories.

[@Greenhornet204]

@@marcusgarvey6231 u don’t discuss other people’s money

[@Greenhornet204]

@@gamerf2p843 he don’t want to play with u clowns

[@AR-rn8ok]

Yes both clippers and warriors GM suck and need to be fired, but People got in klay’s ear and he screwed himself and the warriors fans. Klay was better with steph and dray than with crazy kyrie and chubby luka. It’s a downgrade for both him and the warriors to split up. And Biggest winner of klay leaving the warriors is Lebron. He and his fan base had been freaking out that Lebron would be passed in rings. Now all those guys are out of the equation unless they somehow join forces with Kawhi or Giannis.