Bringing back Klay Thompson DEPENDS ON THE PRICE 💲 - Stephen A. talks Warriors' future | First Take 

“it’s about that stroke” - Stephen A. Smith

They paid Klay $84 million while he was injured doing rehab. Klay should take the $20m and call it even. This way he can retire a Warrior.

Can you imagine Bron having Klay in a play in and he goes 0 for 10? They'd destroy him on here.

If they let go of Klay, they first need to let go of CP3.

Warriors don’t owe Klay anything. They both benefited enough from each other. If we keep Klay then we’ll never be competitive.

“Carry and ride him for a bit” at 5:50 is insane 😂😂😂😂😂

Only bring him back if you can get him on the cheap.

Klay is single handedly holding back the warriors. He taking away minutes from players who have played better and and produced more

3 biggest mistakes: 1. Wasting 2nd pick in 2020. 2. Poole trade too late 3. Letting Green do as he pleases Klay will get 20-25mill offer and that will be it. Problems will remain.

Very classy of Klay Thompson to pay tribute to Jordan Poole with that shooting performance!

He had 0 points in a "win or go home" game! That's inexcusable. He needs a change, and the Warriors need a change. He needs to go no matter what price you can get him for.

Klay Thompson has my vote for the construction worker of the year. Bro went 0/10 in an elimination game while building homeless shelters with his bricks 😂

Klank Thompson gone be working at Krispy Kreme after that Donut🤣🍻🍺

why are we babying klay Thompson? isn't he one of the best shooter of all time? an all time great player, 4 time nba champion, why are we not giving the same critism to him? this is what's wrong with the media, they pick and chooses who they want to give the critism, they don't want to anger klay cause they know klay talks back to the media lol

Getting rid of Poole came back to bite them big time.

Klay doesn't have the guts to leave and not have the protection of Curry to cover up and bail him out.

Klay needs to embrace a 6th man role. 🏀

as a warriors fan, im not mad at our players at all. i’m actually more upset with coaching and the organization for not making the adjustments we needed to have a better season and also have a shot in the post season.

Stephen A really thought this retirement home was gonna have a chance at making a playoff run 😂

The thing is what SAS is saying as Klay getting open looks if he moves to Dallas for example, but the thing is, HE HAS BEEN GETTING OPEN LOOKS BECAUSE STEPH WAS TRIPLED TEAM BUT STILL HE COUDNLT DRAIN A SINGLE SHOT.

bricks are made from klay

Love this guy Tim ledger. He knows what he’s talking about..

Klay signed a 160 mill 5 years back in 2019 where he tore his ACL. He cares about being the Warrior over anything. So, if he wants to stay then he should take a pay cut. Other teams wont shell out the money to him like he was back in the heyday. GSW is his best option, homie just gotta re-negotiate

Lots of “No Diddy” moments on this segment 😂

It doesnt depend on pay. Its time to move on. Too streaky offensively this year and defensively cant do whats needed. Hed be a great 3rd option on another contender. Hes not going to get Golden State any further than they went this year tho.

We need klay back. He shot 0-10

Klay also has options to take more money somewhere else too if needs a another landing spots

Klay has made his money. He should play for the Warriors for minimum wage, and let the Warriors try bring in a good, younger player. I would like to see a HOF great like Klay finish out his career with the Warriors.

It will be sad to see Klay go. I believe he can still be valuable to the Warriors. Klay has to believe in himself and his talent.

Or... or.... just HAVE HIM COME OFF THE BENCH LIKE THEY WERE DOING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Klay would be great on the lakers as a third or 4th option, he would have a lot of space and his job would be just shooting if he knock them down or not

CP3 and Wiggins need to go. I still feel like Klay needs to go as well. They need to invest in a center, they need to get bigger in the front court. They have Kaminga, Moody, Jackson -Davis. They have younger guys who have proven themselves and need to be played more.

Game 6 Klay ❌ 0-for-6 Klay ✅

Keeping going kt ,,, life always better n better😅😅

Bron Bron old... and the GOAT is still balling! Ballers ball... no excuses

Like MJ said " Play like you practice and practice like you play"

0-10 is crazy for Klay. At this point I don’t think it’s injuries. Klay said he’s healed I think it’s mental.

No one is perfect. Klay is a champion. Period!

Klay start over fresh somewhere.. your mental needs to be protected as well and is a vital asset. Start over fresh somewhere if you're not at peace and the climate has worn thin on you with those numbers you deserve your worth

Sas is absolutely right they don’t owe klay resigning him if they can get better moving on from him!

Klay Thomson, you are a Dallas Maverick 🎉🎉

*Ni-Hao Klay!*

lol we love mad Doggy

I will never lose faith in klay!

2:20 Pause..

Klay, Draymond, and CP3 all need to go ..

respect stephen A

0 Pts from a 3 time NBA champion is nasty work 😂

Bring him. to the heat

Even if he comes back cheap, he will still be a liability on the court. He had a great run. There is no shame in leaving. Let Kuminga properly take over and continue building on his potential.

No. You need a clean slate. Him and Raymond need to get shipped. Move on. Build young around Steph. With some young bigger talent Steph can certainly win one or two chips. I think Pg is leaving the clips too. Him and Steph would be solid

That “stroke” is crazy

I still love klay

Klay at this point in his career is almost like a shot fighter.

Whoever believed Chris Paul was going to give them anything. He should have went to the lakers where all he would have been asked to do was be a point guard.

“You should be respected, even revered.” The number of times this man said the same thing twice in one sentence, cannot be counted.

It’s a very tough situation. Anyone who works or is in business in any way can understand both sides. Klay gotta do what’s best for him and the warriors gotta do what’s best for them

It’s about that stroke is wild

Part of Klay's value in the past was his defense. Is he the same defensive player post-injury? He is no longer capable of defending the best perimeter player.

Stephen A what you know about that stroke 😂😂😂

Stephen a talking facts for this one

KEEP KLAY!!!!

Klay is a legend but he's not reliable in big games Sadly the Warriors and Klay should part ways please don't waste Curry's last years like they did Kobe

Klay was playing like a substitute teacher. 🤣🤣😂😂

If klay Thompson wants another ring he'd better get to the lakers only team that makes sense if he wants to stay on the West Coast especially with his dad's Lakers ties it would be sweet to end his career with same team his dad won a chip with

Klay is really the Scottie pippen of the warriors , I hope he go and get his money and don’t take less for the warriors

As soon as o saw him starting and forcing shots up. I knew it was going to be a rough day

Agreed

Klank Thompson

Bring the whole team back, ***if you can***, it took all year to develop Chemistry. You blow it up, you have to start over. You keep everyone or majority, you have a team with having played together for a year under their belts. That will only help you next season. I would maybe move Kevon Looney to the 4 since he's not a traditional big, and sign Dwight Howard for the veteran minimum and have a Center Combo of him and TDJ on the glasses and use Looney as 5 whenever they're not on the floor back at 5. That way You have DH, TDJ, Looney (at the 4 and sometimes 5) then you have Dray, Usman, GP2, Dario, Wings, Moody and Kuminga for Defense. Steph, Podz, CP3 (off bench), Kay (off bench) and that other guard (don't know how to spell his name), that's a strong team. Then I would sign a Mike Brown'esc, Mark Jackson'esc defensive minded coach to aid Kerr next season. We haven't been the same since Mike Brown left, then we wind up losing to him in the play-in. Personally, this is just me, I think if it was a 7 game series, it would've been different. But it was just one game that the Kings took full advantage of... Good team, bad year, don't blow it up, otherwise you will have the same results next season trying develop Chemistry all over again. Just bring everyone back, then run it back. The Conference was tougher this year than other years... Gotta at least hang your hat on that

Dray & Klay definitely played there last game for Warriors

The warriors have no wing defenders, no big men klay aint they problem . Teams structure is the issue

Steven A. Bro you're talking giving praises and throwing knives at the same time

He can play for Sparks

The benching of Klay who is a real champion and a deserving starter who deserves respect is one of the main reasons why the team failed this season.

Klay needs to get his bags and win some where else.

If the price is free then yes they should bring him back. Otherwise, thank him for his service and let him walk

2:20 whatchu know about that klay Thompson stroke Mr smith

"finished the season strong.." - Look at the schedule the Warriors had in those final games.. I think only 2 teams were serious playoff contenders. He can look good against bad teams.

Depends on Kerr growing a pair and stop catering to him! Klay needs to come off the bench strictly! If he has a few good games that doesn’t mean he needs to be on the starting lineup or closing. What Kerr is doing to moody is criminal!

Their big 3 have made so much money, they should go all in for wining chips and all take the league minimum and stack the team.

A shooter will be a shooter. He can bounce back. He is too good of a player to give up on. Plus, he is matured enough to be willing to step back and be sixth man. The dubs should keep him.

Why didn’t Kerr play looney he was obviously the anchor during the playoffs during the warriors vs kings round 1 matchup 😠😒

Bring him back; he is still an asset.

I still believe in klay, if the warriors organization resigned him from what they did to curry and green, klay will not feel down from the very beginning and pretty sure would be even more consistent playing better like before. I hope the warriors will give him another 2 or 3 yrs more contract.

“Golden gate is falling down, falling down, falling down, golden gate is falling down, my dear lady”

15M a year for 1+team option seems to be the right amount

Bring KLAY back.

Klay should sign MLE with Lakers.

Veteran minimum and come as a bench role

No, I can’t imagine Lebron doing anything for the betterment of his team. Klay is a great player. I hope he stays a Warrior.

Knicks don't want or need Klay keep it moving. SA just loves the sound of his own voice.

4:55 watching the warriors bench is so depressing

That 2 year 48 million is looking real good now!!! 😲

As a Warriors fan, I would like the Warriors to bring back Klay on a 1 year deal. He deserves to have a second chance to redeem himself after that Kings game. He's done so much for us and sacrificed a lot to give us 4 championships.

It's up to Klay. He has earned the right to choose where his fate lies. He's probably going to want to finish his career on the Warriors and I'm sure they'll find a compromise to honour his wish.

5:46 AYOOO PAUSE 🤣🤣🤣

Just wanna thank Klay for being my favorite Robin in NBA history 2nd best shooter of all time and prime Klay is a easy top 10 SG of all time.

Klay Giving me Jason Pitts vibes from the game

Klay was putting up them SAS and Skip Bayless numbers 😂😂