“I see Steph Curry. I see Draymond. I go home and check our playoff record,” Thompson when asked about his belief in the Warriors following the team’s 127-104 humbling of the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night on the road (via Anthony Slater of The Athletic).
Such a confidence claim from Thompson, however, may not be enough to dispel rumors about the Warriors’ potential to trade him somewhere else ahead of Thursday’s deadline. Thompson will be a free agent by the end of the 2023-24 NBA season, which means he could be playing his last year with the Warriors.
Against the 76ers, Thompson had 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the floor and hit four of five attempts from behind the arc. Perhaps his getting out of a 3-point shooting slump with an efficient performance from long distance in the 76rs game has boosted his confidence in himself and the Warriors. Before Wednesday, Thompson was an atrocious 4-for-25 from the 3-point area across three games.
As a team, the Warriors are gaining momentum once again, as they have won their second game in a row and fourth in five outings.
Coming up for Thompson and the Warriors, who improved to 23-25 after the Sixers game, is a Thursday showdown on the road versus the Indiana Pacers.
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Warriors: Klay Thompson’s blunt take on trade rumors, staying with Dubs long-term
The Golden State Warriors are reaching a crossroads with their current core that, at the moment, doesn’t appear to have enough two-way firepower to legitimately contend for a championship. As a result, the Warriors have been brought up in plenty of trade rumors, with the likes of Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Chris Paul all likely to give way in the event that the Dubs pull off a trade for an impact piece.
But as loud as trade rumors have gotten surrounding Thompson’s name, the Warriors sharpshooter is ignoring all the cacophony like he said during his interview following the Dubs’ blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
“I don’t partake in NBA discourse. I think that’s such a waste of energy. At the end of the day, whether I’m in a Dubs uniform or another uniform, I would be myself. I would be KT,” Thompson said, via Anthony Slater of The Athletic.
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