After Klay Thomspon agreed to depart the Golden State Warriors and be part of the Dallas Mavericks, his longtime teammate Stephen Curry paid tribute to him on social media.
Curry posted a sequence of photographs with him and Thompson on his Instagram story and wrote a message that he is “gonna miss” his backcourt mate, closing with “Splash Bros 4 life my man.”
Curry and Thompson, together with star ahead Draymond Inexperienced, helped set up probably the most profitable dynasty of the present period, main the Warriors to 4 NBA championships in eight years from 2015 to 2022. Former Golden State head coach Mark Jackson declared the duo to be “the best taking pictures backcourt within the historical past of the sport” method again in 2013, they usually delivered on that daring assertion.
Sadly, there have been indications all through the 2023-24 season that Thompson’s time in Golden State was on the verge of coming to an finish. The 34-year-old fell out of the rotation and was relegated to a bench function whereas the Warriors dedicated to giving extra minutes to their youthful gamers. His season common of 17.9 factors per sport was his first time averaging underneath 20 factors for the reason that 2013-14 marketing campaign, his third season within the NBA.
Regardless of Thompson’s struggles all year long, Curry made it clear that he hoped their partnership would proceed.
“I might by no means see myself not with these two guys,” Curry said of Thompson and Green after Golden State’s loss to the Sacramento Kings within the play-in event. “I perceive this league adjustments and there is so many issues that go into it, and we’re not going to play endlessly. However, we have skilled a lot collectively, on the finish of the day, I do know they need to win, I do know I need to win. That is all I am anxious about.”
Now, Curry must forge forward with a new-look Warriors workforce. Golden State is hoping so as to add expertise round him to exchange Thompson’s manufacturing and assist the workforce return to playoff competition subsequent season.
