{"id":721286,"date":"2026-04-29T16:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/721286\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:21:24","slug":"klay-thompson-reunion-with-warriors-could-become-real-after-major-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/721286\/","title":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson reunion with Warriors could become real after major injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Dallas Mavericks going down the youthful path and not looking like a contender anytime soon, there’s an obvious sentimental reason why Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors should put their differences aside to reunite this offseason.<\/p>\n

Yet beyond the sentimental reason which one or both parties may not see as significant, there’s also a clear on-court reason why Thompson may be very valuable to the Warriors again after Moses Moody’s devastating torn patellar injury late in the season.<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson reunion makes sense after Moses Moody injury<\/p>\n

After Moody went down against Thompson and the Mavericks on March 23, Golden State closed the final 10 games of the regular season by ranking just 15th in 3-point attempts, having ranked a clear first on the season overall.<\/p>\n

They also ranked 20th in 3-point percentage during those final 10 games, sealing their fate as the 10th-seed in the Western Conference standings which ultimately saw them miss the playoffs despite one Play-In Tournament victory.<\/p>\n

Despite appearing in only 60 games, Moody took the third-most threes on the team for the season. His 40.1% from beyond the arc wasn’t just a career-high, but also led the Warriors for any player to have taken more than 30 threes on the season.<\/p>\n

With Moody likely to miss the majority of next season, how do Golden State replace a 6’6″ wing who can shoot 40% from three on high volume? That sounds exactly like Thompson, making a potential reunion all the more legitimate from a purely basketball standpoint.<\/p>\n

Warriors might find it tough to trade for Klay Thompson<\/p>\n

As much as Thompson might be a nice addition while Moody remains out, it’s highly unlikely that the Warriors would be willing to trade their young wing and his $12.5 million salary as a means to getting towards Thompson’s contract.<\/p>\n

In fact, given they’ve only got six players currently contracted on the roster, it’s hard to see Golden State having the means of acquiring Thompson unless it’s in a similar kind of sign-and-trade scenario that saw him depart the franchise in the first place.<\/p>\n

The most ideal outcome would be if Thompson was actually bought out with a year remaining on his contract, something that’s very unlikely but not impossible to envision. That would allow the 5x All-Star to enter free agency and potentially reunite with the Warriors through that pathway.<\/p>\n

Not only would Thompson’s return be a heart-warming one, but Moody’s injury means Thompson could actually carve out a meaningful role after averaging 11.7 points on 38.3% 3-point shooting with the Mavericks this season.<\/p>\n

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