The Dallas Mavericks secured one of last offseason's top players when they signed Klay Thompson after his departure from the Golden State Warriors. Thompson chose the Mavericks over other teams in part because of the opportunity to play with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving and go for a title following their championship run last season.
That opportunity is now gone as just partway into Thompson's first season with the Mavericks, Dallas traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Though Thompson only played with Doncic for part of one season, he addressed the trade following the Mavericks' 144-101 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
