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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says his team will miss Klay Thompson after a sign-and-trade deal sent the 11-season Warriors veteran to the Dallas Mavericks.
“I just want to say thank you to Klay Thompson for 13 incredible years, ten of which I was there for,” Kerr said Saturday during USA Basketball training camp (h/t the Washington Post‘s Ben Golliver).”What he did for the team, the organization, for the Bay Area, for me personally… has been so meaningful and so amazing.”
Kerr continued: “These things rarely go like you want, where you get to draw it up and then execute it and then everybody goes out together. We were hoping that could happen, but it didn’t.
“We wish Klay well, but we love him, and we’ll miss him, and Klay, if you’re watching, thank you for everything.”
Thompson helped the Warriors win four NBA titles between 2015 and 2022. He was also a member of USA Basketball’s gold medal-winning 2016 Olympics squad.
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