Stephen A. on Klay Thompson's free agency: I wouldn't trade him for LeBron James | First Take 

Javon Funchess they don’t need him but they’ll be better with him no doubt about that

Matt S no they won't. What makes Golden State so great is that they shoot the three at an impressive rate and they are all knock down shooters. LeBron is not a knockdown shooter plus they already have somebody who can do what LeBron does AND plays better defense in Draymond Green. Trading LeBron for Klay does not make them "better". It still makes them good, not better.

Javon Funchess Agreed

Luchi Rośa Ain't seen Klay beeing best on his team,winning 4 MVP awards and 3 FINALS MVP awards

Luchi Rośa I remeber that day

Trae 5 Facts!

Trae 5 Klay is so underrated

Steph actually has good defense but because he has the least strongest defense in starting lineup ppl under value it.

Nate B. Shut yo ass up!

+Nate B. 😂😂😂😂👊👊 Foh. ...Steph defense sucks💀💀

Yup... it is that simple.....

Facts

Let's be real here. You don't want a player that his only interest is his own legacy. Sure, there's nothing wrong with it and whatnot. But if you'll consider of what he has done in Leaveland, you don't really want him in a team like the Spurs and Warriors. Now, if we're talking about a different perspective, you really want LeBron. It's an instant Finals appearance. However, until he beats the Pacers in the 1st round and reach the Finals this year, you might want to wait first if you really want him. But for a team like 76ers, Celtics, Raptors and Bucks (or possibly he gets back to the Heat) they would've want him there instantly.

Don't need him, and don't want him because that's a lot of egos, but you wouldn't be mad if they got him.

Yes. Fuck LeBron James.

Charles Ferron its the media saying " hes the 3 or 4 best player" we love klay kd dray steph all the same theyre different players and have their own role

klay had a 50TS% in playoffs, warriors went 15-1. He choked hard in the playoffs and the warriors still cruised.

Thanks

Joe Dumars

X X Chris Bosh never average 20 points with the heat when Lebron was there. I know I am a heat fan.

MrCrespelle LOLOL

I swear

Don't rush me Max, it's going to be loud and fast......................

😂😂FACTS

MrCrespell

MsMrapplepie Facts

hes from oregon, not LA

MsMrapplepie steph is

MsMrapplepie his dad already said he doesn't want Klay in LA

MsMrapplepie But he need to stay in Golden State.

LeBron can guard all 5 positions better than Klay

Jared Hale and he defends!

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Completely

Where can I find this report?

Yep, Lebron doesn't respect him for lying and coming up with rumors about he and Kyrie.

Anthony Coleman it's funny. Because SAS was right about Kyrie wanting to leave.

Francisco Santos Lopes Of course.....because LeBron is really just going to come out a say he want to put hands on Kyrie. Use your brain.......

Because LeBron will be a FA.

ikr how did they even mention lebron in this jesus christ get off his dick, they literally talk about him every single day

Totally agree. LeBron is nothing.

kanimo24 the whole nba is built around lebron. Its actually retarded. You’ll see what I mean when he retires.

Like everyday its annoying now

Daniel Lucas Never! Protect the Splash Brothers AT ALL COST!!!!!

what happens if they lose to okc or the rockets this year? are they going for lebron?

SanctumGaming Q no that wouldn’t make sense.

how does that not make any sense? okc and the rockets have a decent chance stop being ignorant

So is LBJ in this conversation Sas shameful smh

If it aint broke, dont break it.

you see thing clearly

Exactly

None they would win 80 games

No exactly.. KD and Steph aren't alpha personalities like LeBron. Thats the whole reason Steph even let them sign KD and the whole reason KD didn't mind going to GSW. Now what makes GSW great is that there is no defined leader its whoever in the moment. LeBron may mess that up but it wouldnt conflict with KD or Steph on a leadership mentality level.

Killa Kam Lmao I knew that shit and I'm a LBJ fan

Desphinx KD wasn’t there 3 years ago and Klay never averaged 30. He won’t average that much because he has to guard kyrie, harden, lillard, Beal, etc.

Desphinx you couldn’t be more wrong.

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😂😂😂😂😂

Lol

you stupid as fuck haha he brought lebron just for a comparison lol

YEA IM SO TIRED OF THAT NAME ALWAYS IN THE NEWS. LB. THERE ARE OTHER GREAT STARS IN NBA. THEY HAVE REALLY PUMP HIS HEAD UP.

Chris L L

He’s a massive Lebron sucker. Of course he is.

Brian Cheng Lmao Warriors wont have to worry about LeBron choking in the playoffs. Klay has an annual choking spree every nba finals.

This became a Lebron hate comment.

Tyler I know you talking about the NBA Finals...but Klay Thompson was the SOLE reason why the Warriors came back on OKC when they were down 3-1.

lbj is ball dominant? not really he passes the ball to everyone.did you ever watch kobe play? now thats ball dominant

Brian Cheng YAWN! At the end of the day LeBron could care less about that dumbass statement and these fake ass stories because yall recycle the same BORING BS arguments when the man has already proven himself to be a 4 time MVP, 3 final MVPS, 3 championships, 30K points and still going.

Yeah okay dude

Nigga love LeGoat can't blame him!

This is coming from a nigga who's account is glorifying LeNope.

Because he's leaving cLeveLand after this season & might team up with the Dubs to win a few more rings

EDM SQUAD iTrap iTrance iClub iChill #SquadUp didn’t they totally shut that rumor down couple of days ago tho?

King James because lebron had the Conqueror's haki, he made Stephen follow him, hate or love🤣😂

Lord 2wice can't keep them all. He has 2 rings , time for him to make as much money as he can

JJD nah they all staying only one who’d leave is KD

But klay says he wants to retire as warriors player

Klay has already agreed to take 23 mil a year over 4 years these niggas cheating 😂🤣😁🤣😁

It's a team friendly deal. God bless you Klay

Agree, plus you can't trade one half of the splash brother! You would be a lunatic if you traded James for Klay...

He can shoot but by pure form and numbers steph is the better shooter with a quicker release and deeper range. Just being honest.

Of course! I think trading James for Klay is idiotic, if you have Draymond Green, Steph Curry, KD, and Klay Thompson. If you where in the front offices of the Warriors and they said that they wanted to trade LeBron James for Klay Thompson. It would be a "nope" end of story

Stanley Baptiste of course Steph is better in most things. It's mostly the offense SC is good at. But Klay is a way better defender than Curry from what I've seen him play. But Steph is a better shooter. Steph mostly takes looks at the rim and shoots. Klay on the other hand, he kinda looks at the rim does quick calculations on how far he should shoot it, where he is and such. But otherwise they are amazing shooters

Nightly DeadShot nah

Recognize a young god

Lmaoooo stfu

No he can only shoot spot ups jumpers

Nightly DeadShot w r o n g. Klay benefits greatly from being on the same team as 2 former mvps. He would struggle without them,💯💯💯💯💯💯

I could see them doing that anyways if LeBron goes to Houston

Dumb asf

Anthony Carlos more like smart as fuck.

rodeocool Yeah which he does at the first sign of trouble.

Klay Thompson might be the second best shooter of all time. You don't give that away for an aging LeBron that doesn't fit your scheme at all

If they don't say LeBron every segment like 5+ times, think the show might get cancelled.

Duane Johnson just to emphasize nobody wants his old cry baby ass, stay yo ass in Cleveland Lebron.

Keep telling yourself that.

B&N SQUAD Durant needed the Warriors more than the Warriors needed him

abc lil facts

They needed him to assure that no team has a chance because they lost to the cavs that year

abc lil ur right

They needed Durant as a go to guy when their offense is struggling and they also needed him as a closer since steph can't take all that load.

He jus want the rings man.. he brokin plenty of records.. he chasing the 👻..3 more n they prob won't hate on LeBron.. prob say he better than Michael bc stat wise he is.. jus Jordan got more rings..

Deion Hampton no and Jordan was a better basketball player. Lebron is better at getting others involved, partially because he has to. He’s not a great outside shooter. So he drives, role players take the jumpers he rather not. Jordan was the best player on both ends of the floor every night. Put up the stats, to match the 6-0 + 6 finals MVP’s

Connor R. Smith you obviously never saw MJ play if you think bron is a better shooter lmao. And you just reeled off a stat line from which a guy lost in 5 games. Just stop it. We’ve lost complete reality in sports these days

Please tell me you're joking. Lebron is not a better shooter than Jordan. Lmao

yoshatabi yes he is. All the stats and advanced metrics prove it. Lebron is top 20 in 3pters made EVER. MJ ain’t even top 100. Like stop being a blind fucking idiot. Lebron is better. MJ is overrated dude. He only won A SINGLE playoff game without any all stars. Think about that. He had 4-5 playoff series with no all stars and only won A SINGLE GAME. Lebron james took the worst team to ever make the finals to the finals. At age 21. Michael was in college at that age. Stop living in the past. Lebron is better just accept it 😂

in history ? i dont think so

Rasclart and

bad analysis , you do know money isn't the value of life right i mean he's about to sign what his 3rd career contract it only takes 2 contracts to be set for ya life plus he has multiple endorsements so money is the least of his worries .. he wants to win

@swag god wtf?? You know how many times kyrie , steph been injured??

@ty cool but just cause they sign a 10 mil contract doesn't mean they make 10 mil. Klay needs to think bout klay , if he goes to the lakers with pg , or spurs,rockets , pelicans , boston , Toronto He'll make his money and still win. He is sacrificing for the warriors to be as great as they are. So yeah not a bad analysis at all.

Shahzaib Mirza you understand before this season Steph was making 12 million dollars. Klay Thompson was making more than Steph for years.

Swag God did u just ask that ?

Jared Laws Fake News

LAME

GAY

EternityMTC dance

Diamond Moore because draymond green suspend in 2016 game5 finals is rigged

Marc Joshua Torres but all the other finals in history are legit?

That's different things. Cavs had a healthy team that year and was still getting beat without KD. Then draymond got suspended. Trust if he was playing in game 5 warriors wouldv e won. Kevin love hardly shows up in the playoffs anyways. Kyrie saved y'all that year look at his numbers.

yeah the different of 2015 on 2016 finals is klove and irving have a legit injury and draymond green have a rigged suspend

by the way, injured bogut in 2016 finals

MrGenexxx that was funny😂😂

no actually, you're braindead if you wouldn't trade Klay Thompson for Lebron.

MrGenexxx lmfaooo good one

Sean Turner I wouldn't trade Klay for LeBron

Sean Turner why fix something that ain't broken?

He's the fifth. Klay Thompson is NOT better than Andre Iguodala. Dre is holding a playoff MVP from a series where Klay disappeared ENTIRELY.

WarriorsIn4 2018, "The moon is made of green cheese. " ... Just because someone says it is so... doesn't make it so. LOL@U4 Not presenting ANYthing to back yourself up, "It just is ... because I said so." LMFAO.

I do "watches" basketball. And I played and I've coached middle school to college. Klay enjoys the kind of "shooter" coverage no one in history has ever received. You cannot do the type of hedging and checking that you would normally do to a shooter coming off of screens because of the dangerousness of briefly leaving the other players. Klay scored almost exclusively on his jump shot. His basket attack is terrible and he may be the worst play-maker on the team. Draymond Green, who is the best play-maker on the team is also the key player. They are more able to win games with ANYONE else out, than they are when Draymond misses games! Klay and Steph played together BEFORE Draymond was on the team. But those 23 and 43 teams are better off forgotten. The Warriors became a dominant squad when David Lee got hurt and Draymond had to take over. Lastly as a defender Klay is WAY overrated and 100% of his reputation as a defender comes from Mark Jackson's (how would he know) praise of him. In addition to having poor possession factors and average contest %s, you can't name ANYONE he has shut down! All of these flaws will become abundantly clear if he declines a pay cut and goes to his own team next year. (season after next) Andre Iguodala is literally better at EVERY aspect of basketball that does not involve shooting. Which is most if basketball ! And is why the league is not dominated by thick legged, farm boys from Indiana (who will out shoot EVERYONE) and it's not like his shot is busted. He's been as high as 39% on a whole season from 3. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NDCMg7V_BmE.html

1 KD 2 Steph 3 Boogie 4 Klay 5 Draymond. That's how.

TROY FULTON they got jj Reddick already. Hes under rated

Yeah but he will stay at GSW for probably his WHOLE career...

You say that like he isn’t already a legend.

He is surely a legend

The warriors need to stay just the way they are for the rest of their careers. They’re already a dynasty, they could easily go down as the greatest team ever assembled in all of sports history period if they’re together for at least a decade. And win 6+ championships

As a GSW fan trading LeBron for Klay would be a horrible idea tbh. It would be LeBron's team not the Bay Area's team, tbh I feel like I would want to trade teams and be a bandwagoner to some other team but luckily Thompson probably isn't going anywhere

Cedrick Carson what I fail to realize is why is SAS bringing up lebron in this conversation?

Cedrick Carson LBJ putting up better numbers in his 15th year so fuk th age discussion

he's still putting up better numbers than ever before don't get it fucked up

Jordan Davis but when you consider the fit there is no way klay can be traded

Derrick Iverson - Kawhi could easily play the 2, Giannis at the 4or5, and AD at the 5. You’d just put a player like Iggy or Nick Young at shooting guard

Derrick Iverson I agree with that. The warriors don’t need AD,Kawhi, or Greek Freak I’m just saying in general take the warriors away from the conversation if I had Klay would I Trade him for one of those 3 guys yep

you do know that he averages 22 as a third option on super elite efficiency? if he was a FIRST? he'd be north of 28 and at worst avaerage efficiency plus all nba defense. for this team, he's unctouchable

Adam Feliciano - Stop making assumptions. He averaged 15ppg last year in the playoffs. No one knows how he would do with that type of pressure. He might average 28ppg or he might just average the same numbers

He's not wrong tho

Great comeback

Rookie bird better then prime Lebron FACTS....

Somebody need to tell you to leave that K2 alone.....

Loco. Prod stop sleeping on klay

wrong. 3 #1 options on 1 team won't work plus the fact that everyone who plays with lebron somehow loses their talent & brons game slows the pace down that isn't Gs play style stop thinking bout star power and think chemistry and fit

Ty Hield you must not watch basketball if you honestly beilieve whole heartedly what you just typed

Eric Quick I agree. And not to mention, If LeBron goes to Golden State, that weakens the East even more. Making it that much easier to dominate the league. This also stops him from coming to my Rockets, as Max mentioned. Steven A. is just trying to stir the pot with this one for sure.

So what KD is supposed to do? Stand in the corner? GS is about ball movement. That's what won them the championship. LeBron dominates the ball. Klay fits perfect because he doesn't need the ball

Funny how GSW have 3 players averaging 20 PPG meanwhile Kevin Love had to become the new Chris Bosh playing with Lebron. GSW would be stupid to get Lebron for Klay. Lebron would ruin their system

Nikola Jakovljevic So sacrifice depth and be a top heavy team. Where have I heard this before?

Hell sign chris bosh to a nice little deal, get rid of those contracts and pick up lebron no way they would lose

PG: Curry SG: Thompson SF: Durant PF: Lebron C: Green

RameloTV I think so too but a harden fanboy said if you take klay out of golden state and put him on a team where hes the 1st option he wouldnt do shit

the third scoring option on GS would leave and somehow average more ppg than KD and Curry have ever in there career? And he goes from rarely dribbling to become as good of playmaker as Kyrie Irving and rebounding almost as good as lebron James or draymond green. the exaggeration is ridiculous. u guys crack me up.

basically you are saying he would be the mvp of the league when he isnt even the mvp on his team, he is arguably the 3rd or 4th best player

Marcus Jackson dude if klay is the primary ball handler on his own team his numbers would go up

there is no doubt his numbers would go up. My problem is the exaggeration of this. 33ppg cmon now. the last time someone averaged that was 2006, so does that even make sense?

Lionel messi and Christian ronaldo. Don't bring up the rest of the world if you don't know shit about it. America is its own planet. The rest of the entire world worships soccer and probably never heard of lbj.

Pinky Ring Ronaldo is boy