In the grand scope of the broader NBA landscape, Klay Thompson’s decision to leave the Warriors and sign a reported three-year, $50 million deal likely isn’t the biggest basketball move of the offseason. Thompson, 34, can still be a great complimentary piece to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas, but his days of being an elite 3-and-D player are long over.
But as far as sentimentality? Few moves this summer, if any, will touch the magnitude of Thompson’s departure — even if it was expected.