Thompson shocked when instructed of All-NBA snub
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson was not chosen for an All-NBA workforce and thus won’t be eligible to signal a five-year supermax contract this summer season value $221 million. Thompson, who might be eligible to signal a five-year max deal value $191 million with the Warriors as soon as he turns into a free agent on July 1, mentioned the Warriors’ string of latest championships means extra to him than the popularity and the additional cash.
“I did not? It already got here out?” Thompson mentioned after Thursday’s follow, earlier than being instructed that he simply missed being chosen for the third workforce. “I imply that is cool and all however like while you go to 5 straight Finals, I respect these guys however while you go to 5 straight it takes greater than only a couple All-NBA guys. It is like an all-time workforce, however no matter, I might somewhat win a championship than be third-team All-NBA, so it is all good.”
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Each Thompson and the Warriors have mentioned all through the season that they had been hopeful about getting a brand new deal completed after the season ends. Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob just lately instructed ESPN that he hoped Thompson and Warriors guard Stephen Curry can be with the group “eternally.”
“It’s what it’s,” Thompson mentioned, when requested if he disliked the truth that All-NBA voting weighs so closely on potential more money in contracts. “I can not management it. Do I feel there’s that many guards higher than me within the league? No. However that is the explanation we’re nonetheless taking part in so I do not even wish to get into it truthfully.”
The easygoing Thompson relayed a assured reply when requested how he is capable of let the contract implications roll off his again so simply.
“Rings,” he mentioned.
Thompson’s teammate Draymond Inexperienced supplied extra pointed commentary relating to how the votes performed out. When requested about Thompson making the NBA’s All-Defensive second workforce, Inexperienced was fast with a response.
“He ought to have been first [team],” Inexperienced mentioned.
Inexperienced, who additionally made the All-Defensive second workforce, was requested for his personal response about making that workforce.
“It is a fairly cool second workforce to be on,” Inexperienced mentioned. “There’s some rattling good defenders on that second workforce.”
Is the second workforce higher than the primary workforce?
“I ain’t going to say that,” Inexperienced mentioned. “However that lineup seemed good on that second workforce, so it is all good.”