Lakers or Mavericks? Stephen A. & Shannon’s HOT DEBATE over Klay Thompson’s future | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst and Shannon Sharpe debate whether the Los Angeles Lakers or Dallas Mavericks is the better option for Klay Thompson to win another NBA Title.
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[@MrKGuy9]

Dallas didn’t avoid Denver Denver lost to a team which stopped them being No.1 in the West

[@bo0gi3]

they don’t want it discussed like this tho , smh

[@pedrotauzen]

A few years ago, people were suggesting the Lakers avoided the Clippers

[@jasoncalder4563]

yes they did. They let OKC beat them and get the number one seed in the last game of the season. This allowed them to not play Denver until the conference final.

[@badillo280]

@@jasoncalder4563we still would of beat them look want we did to the wolves

[@pine7779]

@@jasoncalder4563they let okc win because the mavs were locked in the fifth seed and were resting starters

[@atraina6921]

Shannon : We getting to the Western Conference with Step.. I mean with Klay. 😂😂😂

[@colincrow1801]

We'd win every year if it was steph lol

[@Rushking20]

Theyd def get their with steph

[@JonCrook-oz1pt]

Steph AD and Lbj that's a slaughter 😂

[@sexyhotsiren7118]

😂😂😂😂😂 rite 🤣

[@elijahguerrero1490]

Who’s here after he signed with Dallas ?

[@joemagwood9130]

I'm here 😂😂😂

[@chrischan6211]

Dallas should have gone after Bogdan Bogdanovic. Seriously, they just replaced THJ with basically another THJ (at this point in his career).

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

​@@chrischan6211i can promise you that klay would not miss the amount of threes that dallas role players misses in the finals

[@chrischan6211]

@@Henrique-wy6cv have you not been watching him? He's THJ for 5 games, then he'll have a good one. Everyone will say he's back, then he's THJ again for the next 5-8 games.

[@tyreepowell8367]

Me

[@liljr1605]

Who’s here after Klay got signed to the mavericks🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PerceptionVsReality]

Windy is right yall sound crazy

[@tonydegante7449]

He’s just salty 😂

[@jenolez1143]

They're flip floppers

[@StepcurryNgPinas]

he smoked before the show look at his eyes

[@elite_tj94]

No he not, mavs ain’t better than lakers on a talent based view , you add klay with Bron and AD it’s a wrap, instead of with Luka ain’t really gonna he that beneficial, just cause they went to finals don’t mean it’ll more beneficial, stop the cap

[@elite_tj94]

Bruh in the middle is wack af with the Laker hate

[@HLDN1989]

As a Mavericks fan Klay to Dallas is exactly what the club needs. He adds shooting and championship experience to a winning team (WCF in 2022, and the NBA finals in 2024). Playing next to Luka, Kyrie and Dereck Lively he's also going to get a tonne of open shots.

[@nickjones5495]

The last thing Klay should do is leave Golden State, a ball movement oriented team, to Dallas who averages 2 passes per possession with Luka running the show

[@5harkbyte460]

@@nickjones5495 That system got them to the Finals and all those open looks that MAVS roster bricked would’ve instead went to Klay, but go off.

[@vinrab8473]

Hell no! Lakers is the team for klay

[@Uptzay]

hell na no defense on that squad

[@jtennyson51]

​@@vinrab8473Lakers are too old.

[@Streets3544]

SAS and Shannon don’t want him in Dallas. You can tell by the way they speak. He fits better with us.

[@Chosenonetv23]

He fits perfectly with both

[@KYS0824]

Dallas issue isn't shooting Dallas issue is size

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

I don’t want Klay in Dallas, I want him in LA.

[@gdgjjjkkk]

He doesn’t fit better in that daycare of an organization run by 1 player and his podcast partner, lakers not winning shi. Lakers be tryna sign everybody shi pathetic

[@JetSetAnime]

@@gdgjjjkkk How dare the Lakers try and improve their team! 😅

[@DacBietViet-cl7gy]

Klay is maximizing his money & heading to DAL

[@jwade2657]

He took less money to go to DAL

[@randomuruk7230]

​@@jwade2657do you know what tax is?

[@kelvinlee7351]

@@randomuruk7230 that's still lower than 2 years 48 mil which is what GS offered

[@ericsong5155]

@@kelvinlee7351 GS offered that last year and Klay declined that. He didn't play well this year and that offer is off the table. People acting like GS offered Klay 48/2 today lmao

[@kelvinlee7351]

@@ericsong5155 Well that's on Klay for not taking that offer right?

[@zerohour7376]

BREAKING: Klay Thompson has agreed on a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks.

[@sexyhotsiren7118]

Yup

[@TheTruth-mc1yi]

That’s horrible cause Luka is too ball dominate and he won’t be able to catch fire 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@kaelawen6597]

​@@TheTruth-mc1yi I get where you're coming from, but we don't need him to catch fire. We just need him to be consistent. If he does that, keeps injuries to a minimum and plays defense, he'll be just fine in Dallas. At the minimum, he'll be just as fine as if he went to the Lakers where he could be caught into being the only other person making 3's consistently which makes it easier to predict.

[@anthonyslazas6413]

Glad to see he's avoiding the dumpster fire in LA

[@kobekobe8527]

Shannon was smoking some good Cali weed before the show he said them boys going to the finals 🤣

[@elite_tj94]

@@kobekobe8527 western conference finals he said , 7 idiots liked your comment tho so congrats to you

[@Gwaniegwan]

@@elite_tj94Mann lawd ppl just be yapping

[@elite_tj94]

@@Gwaniegwan majority of people with no brain

[@Antonio-0187]

Man if the lakers had role players step up and be consistent would of been in finals last two years

[@Drewswaggy]

@@Antonio-0187lebron plays no defense and stat pads because he’s a IQ player…. He’s all time great. But it’s 2024. He’s 40!!!

[@DaCleva1]

Klay should go to the Mavs

[@bo0gi3]

it’s obvious , only the media and Lakers fans think that’s a better decision for him

[@345power6]

No

[@itskay3121]

He did

[@quentinjones6877]

Just did

[@DaCleva1]

@@quentinjones6877 👍👍

[@Brens23]

SAS saying luka is a ball hog when the dude puts his teammates in open 3 positions more than a dozen times a game , he literally averages 10 assists

[@Issaacson]

Yeah that's such dead they keep beating to death it's not even funny.

[@Issaacson]

*horse

[@sasquatch7234]

I know it's impossible to watch every NBA game, but I'm really wondering if these media personnel even watch more than a dozen games a season.

[@rabd3721]

And he would've had way more assists in the Finals if teammates actually hit their freakin shots.

[@bo0gi3]

Windy embarrassed Shannon and exposed his obvious bias. You can just tell SAS and Sharpe don’t want Klay in Dallas.

[@junebugtrippin]

Don’t do it Klay ….it’s a circus now don't do it damar its still a circus

[@KatDaddy313]

No. That's your household.

[@junebugtrippin]

@@KatDaddy313 …. Y u mad….chump

[@junebugtrippin]

@@KatDaddy313y u mad ….chump

[@bottumthedreamer8735]

Didn’t Klay play with the guy that clocked Jordan Poole. That was a circus if I ever saw it

[@nnotof3218]

A circus? What is it then on the team he's running from?

[@gameplayer1980]

Recency bias here. Klay actually shot very well in the regular season.

[@BalorDevitt]

you can tell shannon didn’t believe a thing he just said 😂

[@FarajiCouncil]

Talk about getting open 3s tf you think would happen if you had Luka and Kyrie and klay

[@rainshower3173]

If Klay is going to sign with Mavs, Kidd should tweek his heavy iso tactics. And Luka needs to run a little faster. But definitely Luka will feast on outlet passes with Klay. Kyrie also needs to improve his off-ball role

[@cameronjohnson2146]

Luka needs to get off the ball and be able to work off ball in the offense. He also will need to play better defensively due to the fact djj isn’t there to protect him

[@mrspiff6955]

Will be difficult for Luka to be moving around setting screens like the Warriors do to create open shots. Luka is the laziest player in the NBA.

[@bakedizzle24]

top 10 paced offense last season bozo lol watch the games

[@jarrettharper2906]

That just means it wouldn’t work. You’re asking players who have done pretty well playing their way to do something completely different.

[@nickjones5495]

​@@bakedizzle24cause of Kyrie. Watch games

[@jacobmcklowski4428]

Oh look, the biased Lakers fan thinks Klay can win a championship with the Lakers. Who would've thought.

[@afifsamirnasreddine3768]

Grow up.

[@Jasonj0303]

Well, at least he'd be on a team with an all time passer...not an all time dancer

[@fatlindjashari7342]

Cry

[@troyturner2646]

This comment gone age horribly

[@diondupreejr4941]

Who your favorite team

[@nehemiahstewart]

Okay Windy 😂😂

[@Gwaniegwan]

Standing on business 😂

[@famouslee6154]

Mavs tbh but I only assume he would go to la cause it’s home in it’s a move but Dallas he basically taking this personal to warriors front office

[@oocinom]

Luka get’s tripled teamed, Kyrie get’s double teamed, Lively is a 20 yr old top 10 center in todays league. Who’s the better team now again?

[@bo0gi3]

SAS : Lakers talent wise Shannon : Lakers no doubt. Non-Lakers fans: Mavericks.

[@intothefrayyo]

Here before these clowns complain that LBJ always "needs more help" meanwhile every other team is looking to add additional help for their respective team 😐

[@keenannorris3309]

they live to hate LeBron. Their rules only apply to LeBron. They don't have a problem with any other player in the league getting help (i.e., simply being active in free agency)

[@bigballer6666]

@@keenannorris3309no other player in the league calls themselves the GOAT and also runs their whole franchise

[@19934]

😂😂😂😂 exactly i don’t get it fam! They want bron to do it by himself but everybody else can get whomever

[@vincentbelden2691]

As a knicks fan I think if you allow a player to enter free agency that means you couldn't extend there contract and you don't want them on your team

[@vincentbelden2691]

And is exactly why team wind up paying way more getting players back off the market

[@HarryPNass7]

As a Warriors fan, I rather our organization trade our boy to Dallas instead of LA.

[@ShinefortheCam]

Same thing with why the Clippers didn't want to trade paul George to the warriors. Clippers were smart for not doing that. Rather get nothing than help you b1tches

[@GooniesNeverSayDie1980]

If Klay does not go to the Lakers, Shannon will down play Klay's entire career, just like Shay does with every other player who decides not to help LeBron, 1 minute it's praise, the next, he is trash.

[@YouTubeTroll38]

I wish Klay would stop acting like he’s a top tier player and choose someone

[@lonzorutlandjr.4536]

His best days are behind him that’s why the Warriors didn’t care about him leaving

[@donovanshannon1234]

He's earned the right to be in this position to choose

[@lonzorutlandjr.4536]

@@donovanshannon1234according to who…because he wanted to get paid like Steph but Steph still balling out

[@donovanshannon1234]

@lonzorutlandjr.4536 he wasn't worried bout steph's money, he worried bout his own bag to be compensated fairly, like I said before he earned the right

[@lonzorutlandjr.4536]

@@donovanshannon1234 ok we’ll see when the season starts but I’m sure if he was the old Klay the warriors would’ve paid him like they always have

[@danmoreman954]

Once again, Stephan A Smith is just wrong. Luka was second in the league in assists last year and Smith calls him a ball hog? Really? I wish Smith knew a little more about what he’s saying.

[@manegrindshard]

The amount of defending in favor of the lakers even though it makes no sense is crazy. The easy answer is the mavs

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

Somehow a team that got gentleman swept in round 1 is better than the team that made it to the finals? 😆

[@RL-ww5ev]

Well if you ask MJ fans it is. That's why LeBron gets heat for losing in the finals let MJ made less finals

[@DIGITAL7Media]

As a die hard and life long Laker fan.... I'm patiently waiting until we have a James-less team. I miss watching team basketball. There's no way a man of his age should be leading the team in minutes.

[@RL-ww5ev]

Like the team basketball that won titles after Kobe left and LBJ arrived? When LeBron leaves Lakers go back to lottery picks

[@JB11847]

You sound crazy! Before LBJ came yall were having worst records in league & picking Lonzo Ball at #2 lol. When Lebron leave so will AD & Lakers will be 1 of the worst in the league

[@Xenamos]

You should be ashamed to call yourself a lifelong fan and say this at the same time. Lakers would be nothing right now without Lebron, and he is one of if not the greatest facilitators in the history of NBA. Team Basketball lol

[@vulcanraven9701]

@@Xenamos eh. lakers are nothing without AD. they are a lottery team with lebron only

[@MrChaseBlue]

Dallas was intentionally trying to avoid the Nuggets. False! The Nuggets shockingly lost to the Spurs right at the end. That’s why we failed to get a 2nd round matchup between Jokic and Luka

[@kes9298]

Stephen A completely made up that statement. The mavs did not try to avoid Denver.

[@falbasu]

BREAKING: KLAY GOING TO THE MAVS FOR 50K 3 YEARS!!!

[@user-fb3fo1jf7w]

DONT LEAVE US KLAY!!! 😢

[@edgarmancenido6045]

Shay is a Lebron cronie. The Mavs are a younger with the next league MVP (Luka) and just a shooter short of a ‘chip. Klay will fill that shooter spot.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Awesome! Thanks! 👍😁

[@VikCain]

They need better writers here, some of their points are not believable. It's not that this has more in common with pro-wrestling than with journalism, it's bad pro-wrestling. Tide up your "Opinions" c'mon!

[@attinger117]

Whatever team gets Klay better hope he shoots better than he did for the warriors the last few years.

[@JesseUrenda]

As a laker fan this is annoying. The Mavs are a better fit for Klay end of story. The lake show drafting Bronny and a rookie HC is not exactly very intriguing to a lot of A-list free agents

[@jsanders9975]

Mavericks would be nice

[@billybazzi6434]

Y’all cropped out the best part at the end

[@ucdaking6352]

Yo who did that beat 🔥🔥🔥

[@felixhug6503]

Dallas is the better team and everything SA said about the Lakers is true about Dallas. Klay will get wide open shots with Luka. Luka reads the floor as well as LBJ. They lost because they couldnt score in the Finals, not because of defence. Either way, happy Klay is leaving but both of these teams would be great for him.

[@bebes-q2t]

Luka is a ball hog

[@rodericksasu6976]

​@@bebes-q2t And what is Lebron? Lol

[@goatjames2892]

@@rodericksasu6976 How much could Kyrie score with Lebron in the finals and how much could he with Luka. There's your answer. Thank you

[@youngjuice92]

​@goatjames2892 you must've been in a coma & didn't watch how Kyrie played in Boston

[@nickjones5495]

The absolutely lost because of defense. Lukas defense to be exact

[@TrentonJohnsonJr-ip9zh]

What does Shannon mean we! He’s not even a Lakers fan. He just likes the Lakers because his boyfriend LeBron is on the team.

[@jpnoy]

One team is a circus of drama and other team chokes on a big stage

[@priinceek]

I’m watching this and he just signed to the Mavs 😭💀

[@_KITE]

Dang.. so Klay is not going to retire a Warrior. It's completely over.

[@onlyy1trav]

Teejay - Wassup OUT NOW‼️

[@jp23x]

He'll be criticized more with the lakers than the warriors haha

[@fadlchoughari8904]

Didn’t the lakers barely avoid the play in tournament

[@deetee5316]

Windy was right here after Klay signs with Dallas

[@Nduvho-Phophi]

00:27 getting himself in the zone to glaze😂😂 00:35 knows he's about to lie😂😂

[@dmasterdesigns]

Klay's chances are better with Dallas. His game is not what it used to be. So he's better off with a younger team .

[@theta1356]

Defense is important 2 way players should be the goal

[@6uando]

Basketball purgatory is wildly insane 😂

[@danielrivadeneiraalvear3091]

Windy bodied them two charlatans 😅😅😅😅

[@manegrindshard]

Dallas didnt avoid denver the nuggets lost thier top spot at the end of the season by losing and thats just where they fell. Mavs ended the season winning games

[@Jimbona3]

7:35 unc funny asl 😭😭

[@bacardim390]

I'm a Lakers fan and I was thinking exactly what Windhorst said before he said it. Obviously the Mavs are closer than the Lakers to the title. The question should be what team is the better fit.

[@Thomasfrommygirl]

The mavs got better role players and added Klay 😂

[@JayJayPlus]

I’m trying to figure out how people think a line up Kyrie Luka. An Klay at this stage are going to defend in the west. They might score but they are going to give up the same amount on defense.

[@QariJ]

Klay at least has a nice frame. Pj and the big will be there as well as naj can defend I think they will be solid.

[@darkvader2024]

It's not necessarily the case he will play along both of them the most. Lots of lineups of just Ky Klay, Luka Klay possible. Plus, Ky isn't a bad defender, and Luka could just improve his conditioning. It's not that bad. Plus, THJ would play 20mins. Klay is better, makes his shots and is bigger, even if he's not good a defender anymore, he can be fine

[@bigbaby090989]

The Cojack Special 😂😂😂😂- unk Shannon

[@kevinjoves3514]

Mavs avoided Denver? They didn't intentionally lose to match LAC. They won their games and got to 5th. DAL beat the team that beat Denver. Bad take SAS.

[@rabd3721]

After how much Windy criticized the Mavs for coming up short in the Finals, you know he's being fair here.

[@darkolazo6177]

I love shannon but every point he made can be made for dallas too

[@summerbaby21]

Who's left for the Lakers?

[@orlandoneufville8276]

Kyrie , Luka & Klay ? where’s the defense?

[@chrischan6211]

Here we go again with this BS about Luka and Kyrie not playing defense.😂

[@alexcueto]

Not even a lakers fan but it’s the lakers

[@jay-rock0458]

So the lakers have a better shot of making the finals with klay rather than the team who just made the finals 😂 shut up idiot

[@markps415]

I was wondering why the show seemed like a smoother watch today, then realized that Molly wasn’t there, that’s why 💀💀

[@JB11847]

Klay not getting up no shots playing with Luka & Kyrie lol…..Kyrie even was cooking 1 night in playoffs & Luka patted the ball & took numerous shots ignoring he was hot

[@elkapitannakayourstepdad3756]

Keep lying to yourself bud look at the finals a lot open threes and no of them were knock down cuz nobody on the mavs had no experience making big time shots add klay to that team they going back if he healthy

[@lasaywilliams7812]

No state Texts in Texas either 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@clifhouse47]

He can play basically for free and still make bread on the side. Dude take a pay cut so they can get some good players in for the bench and another starter.

[@FranciscoRodriguez-vx9ro]

The difference is The Mavs didn’t avoid Denver. The Mavs took down the number 1 seed and the team that prevented the nuggets from being the seed

[@romanewilliams9563]

But remember Klay Thompson shot 0-10 in an elimination game. To get to the finals the Lakers need a lot more than Klay. He has been with GS forever, can he fit in somewhere else the same way?

[@nasko235679]

It's crazy that Luka's been playing in the NBA for almost a decade and Stephen A. still can't pronounce his name.

[@nick8484]

Bruh 6 years is not almost a decade 😂 9th season would be “almost”

[@jcambel6220]

Lakers are more serious about the father and son duo than winning the first round playoffs.

[@REALJayDOTWill]

If I'm Klay, I choose Lakers because I know I am touching the ball more than I ever have in my career. With Mavs you have two ball dominant guards that dribble the air out of the ball.

[@jaywilliams4985]

Who do the Mavs have to trade to match salary? Lakers have Russell, Gabe, Houchymama, Vanderbilt..draft picks, etc. not saying these guys are great but they match salaries with trades.

[@killerkiller8329]

This shows how Shay Shay being su(king off LBJ no way the Lakers is the better fit for Klay Thompson his argument makes no sense Klay Thompson will get more open shots playing with Luka and Kyrie Irving

[@honeyybunclub]

Klay getting open 3s all day with the Mavs

[@eazyree33]

My response to windy would be are you saying Klay is the missing piece? He’s not that same defender but is gonna be forced to guard the best player. Booker made it clear Klay is finished as a defender you can count on & that’s not even the player to fear the most

[@notacat7127]

He needs to be in Boston

[@realtruthnow8565]

According to astrology the best place for Klay Thompson to go is the 76ers. Philly is a dog sign, sixers are a dog sign and Klay is a horse sign. The energy makes sense

[@shahidmufti795]

Lakers winning a Championship????? At what, water polo?

[@Stonecoldalston]

3:35 I hate when players are free agents and do sign smh trades why make your new team weaker

[@DacBietViet-cl7gy]

KT to DAL ! No state taxes.

[@matthayes8210]

I think he’s a better fit in LA but that don’t mean they’re going to Western Conference finals for him personally it’s a better fit

[@aquintaancrum4606]

THE MAVERICKS IS A BETTER TEAM FOR Klay Alexander Thompson!

[@shaleekashford3889]

But their not starting from the bottom their starting from the Champion level well said Brian

[@jaysantos1425]

Stephen A and Shannon the worst "ANALYST" ever 😂😂😂 you guys ARE A JOKE!!! NBA ON TNT the best analyst ever!!!

[@TrentonJohnsonJr-ip9zh]

It’ll be so hilarious to see LeBron take a pay cut and the Lakers still get nothing. 😂😂😂😂

[@CrazyLocoInsane1]

I don’t know about this one, who would you want to play with LeBron/AD or Luka/Kyrie. Defense is important and Luka/Kyrie isn’t playing defense like AD.

[@jayc5756]

Im rooting for the Lakers, but if they really trade DLo for Klay....then they deserve to lose. FR. IJS

[@sosatownsend1751]

Dallas got way better chances wit klay lakers gone get klay put out da first or play in

[@tjsmith3046]

Dallas is overrated dummy 😂

[@GearWave]

Okay gotta show me something consistent.....the majority of his contract would be incentive based.

[@KevinCantWait08]

I can’t believe the Lakers actually thought D-Lo was a legitimate player to trade for Klay. Lmao so glad we didn’t take the bait on that just because the Lakers were that desperate to get him.

[@harisselimovic1952]

I like Brian here. He wasn’t backing down and calling both them out. Either way it’s official and he’s going to Dallas. Can’t wait till the season starts.

[@kennethgraves8028]

Klay was smart in his decision, For those who can't comprehend! Especially the Media' Klay was not going to risks the rest of his career at 34 yrs old, Having to SPLIT Time with BRONNY JAMES! His Dad is going to force them to play him so he can make history! Klay was smarter than that! Great Move Klay

[@Alex-xn8pq]

Does Klay have a no trade? Couldn't the Warriors just take the best deal?

[@ednii-armah5895]

Lmao who in the Lakers franchise hurt Windy?!😂

[@TheAmbassadorOfQuan]

windy only person not high here.