Klay Thompson is coming off arguably the worst season of his NBA career, but he's still expected to get plenty of interest once he hits free agency this offseason. On Monday, the basketball world got the first hints of that interest.
Shams Charania reported for The Athletic that Thompson and the Orlando Magic are showing "mutual interest" as the offseason rapidly approaches. The Magic were eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Sunday by the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Thompson's season ended in the play-in tournament at the hands of the Sacramento Kings.
Thompson and the Magic have made sense as a pairing for a while now. The former All-NBA shooting guard is no longer the player he was and regularly hurt the Golden State Warriors' chances to win throughout the 2023-'24 season. However, even in a down year by his standards, Thompson still shot 38.7% from three point range on 9.0 attempts per game.
