NBA trade deadline rumors: Warriors open to Klay Thompson trade calls

With how poorly the Golden State Warriors are playing, would they consider moving franchise-staple Klay Thompson?

Jan 29, 2024, 4:15 PM

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors makes a three-point basket to tie the game and send it into double overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on January 27, 2024 in San Francisco, California. The Lakers won 145-144. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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The Golden State Warriors currently sit as the 12th seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Could they do something drastic to improve their season, like move on from Klay Thompson?

The NBA’s trade deadline is a little under two weeks away. As we get closer to Thursday, Feb. 8, more rumors will surface. The Athletic’s Shams Charania is reporting that if another team reaches out to Golden State about one-half of the Splash Brothers, the organization may listen.

“They’re going to take calls on Andrew Wiggins, Chris Paul, and could they get interest on a guy even like Klay Thompson? I think those are very much open conversations for the Warriors,” Charania said on FanDuel’s Run It Back. They have to be open-minded. This is a team that’s five games under 500, in that 12th spot. So we’ll see if there’s going to be any moves over the next 10 days.”

Charania went on to say the Warriors consider Stephen Curry untouchable and young players like Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Poziemski, “as part of their core moving forward.”

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— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) January 29, 2024

The 33-year-old guard/forward was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. In his career, he’s averaged 19.6 points, 2.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds.

Golden State are 3-7 over their last 10 games, sitting outside the NBA’s Play-In tournament.

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