Klay Thompson Made Epic Debut With The Dallas Mavericks

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They broke up the band earlier this summer when the Warriors couldn’t reach an agreement with him. Instead he took his talents elsewhere. And last night Klay Thompson made his epic debut with the Dallas Mavericks. He’s now paired up with superstar forward, 25-year old Luka Dončić. He had let Thompson know how excited he was that he would be joining the Mavericks. In fact, Dončić was a big reason why Thompson wanted to join the Mavericks. Now it looks to be another pairing of two great basketball talents. The four-time NBA champion is no doubt looking to get his fifth one with the Mavs. And his season is off to an excellent start.

Last night he scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and 6 of 10 from 3-point range in his Mavericks’ debut. He finished with seven rebounds, three steals and one assist. But Thompson also made history as those six 3-pointers are the most by a player making his Mavericks debut. They handled the San Antonio Spurs delivering a 120-109 victory. After the game, Thompson had this to say:

“Luka makes the game easier, not just for myself, but everybody in this arena,” Thompson told TNT’s Allie LaForce after the game. “The gravity he demands. His passing ability is second to none. And I’m here to help him try to be one of the greatest. We know it’s his team. The show runs through him but takes the whole squad to get to the goal where you want to go.”

Klay Thompson Made Epic Debut With The Dallas Mavericks

He further went on to say:

“Couldn’t ask for a better start, just sharing the floor with [Kyrie Irving], Luka and the rest of the guys,” Thompson told LaForce. “Very special after a hard month of really good work and to see it come to fruition is awesome. It’s just a small step for where we want to go, but something we can build off on.”

“I feel great,” Thompson told LaForce. “Blue is my favorite color and Mavs blue looks good on me. So I’m having a great time. Off to Phoenix we go. But wow, just incredible. It felt good to get this first one out of the way and play well. Not satisfied, but I’m happy for what we did tonight.”

We know Thompson is a class act, and he proved that again as he signed a Warriors jersey for a fan after the game. So he won’t be able to leave his Golden State days behind him anytime soon. But the Mavs first game against his old team will be Nov. 12. We can't hardly wait for that matchup!

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