Klay Thompson chose less money over fewer years to join the Dallas Mavericks over the Los Angeles Lakers, the team his dad, Mychal Thompson, won two championships with.
Some saw that as a weird decision, but Thompson believes the Mavs are closer to winning an NBA Championship than the Lakers are, as the Mavs were in the NBA Finals last year and the Lakers lost in the first round of the playoffs. Now, another reason for his signing with the Mavs has popped up.
Anthony Irwin of Lakers Daily reported that the Lakers weren’t willing to guarantee a starting spot for Klay Thompson, likely turning him off the franchise. It hasn’t been said whether or not if the Mavs did guarantee him a starting spot, but it seems likely he’ll slot in at small forward next to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
