Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison pulled off an under-the-radar trade last week, unloading Tim Hardaway Jr. and his bloated contract on the Detroit Pistons.
This created more financial flexibility for the defending Western Conference champions heading into NBA free agency on Sunday.
What would Dallas do in order to discover another option behind the big two of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving? We now might have an answer to that.
It was reported earlier on Sunday that Dallas was one of the teams linked to four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors.
Thompson and the Warriors have been bound for a divorce over the past several weeks. He’s now free to negotiate with other teams after a stellar 13-year tenure in the Bay Area.
ESPN’S Adrian Wojnarowski now reports that Thompson intends on having talks with the Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers in the opening hours of NBA free agency.
Of the four teams listed above, only Philadelphia can offer Thompson the full mid-level exception. That alters if Paul George indeed bolts the Clippers for the 76ers. If so, Los Angeles can offer Thompson said exception.
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