Klay Thompson deprived of $40 million paycheck because of superstar status, claims Gilbert Arenas

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas made an intriguing revelation regarding Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson on his podcast.

Klay Thompson deprived of $40 million paycheck because of superstar status, claims Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas and Klay Thompson

The 2024-25 NBA season has kicked off brilliantly, with teams battling it out in the Eastern and Western Conferences. Before the start of this season, many changes were made to various teams’ rosters. The most notable change was Klay Thompson departing from the Golden State Warriors after spending 13 seasons with them.

Thompson decided to join the Dallas Mavericks during the 2024 NBA Free Agency after having a mediocre 2023-24 NBA season. His poor stats led to the Warriors not renewing his contract and opting for him to leave the franchise. However, former player Gilbert Arenas doesn’t understand why the Warriors let the future Hall of Famer depart.

I feel bad for Klay because he shot 38 percent from the three-point line last year, 43 from the field, 92 from the free-throw line, averaged 18 points. If you take his name off of his stats, everybody is lining up. ‘Give me him.’ 30, 40 million per year. Buddy Hield is playing very well right now. If he had Klay’s stats coming in, y’all would have gave that man 120 (million).

Gilbert Arenas via Gil’s Arena

Interestingly, Klay Thompson had a humiliating scoreless effort against the Sacramento Kings in the play-in round of the previous season. This particular performance possibly stood out too much in the Warriors’ memories despite his strong season-long stats. On the other hand, Thompson has settled with the Mavs and has been putting up great numbers for them.

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He has enjoyed his time with his new teammates, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Thomspon previously stated that he was looking forward to playing with the star duo. It turns out he took on a much lesser salary to play in Dallas. So far, things have fared well for the four-time champion.

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Some people were worried about Klay Thompson during the preseason because of his shooting problems with the Dallas Mavericks. His shooting struggles included a 0/9 effort against the Los Angeles Clippers. That said, Thomspon has upped his game as the season has begun. The Mavs star has performed admirably alongside his teammates, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

In the four games Thompson has played, he has averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.3 3 PM. Not only that, after their most recent matchup against the Houston Rockets, Thompson etched himself in NBA history. Thomspon became the 6th player in NBA history with 2,500 three-pointers made and is just a few short of the 5th position held by Reggie Miller.

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Given that, Thompson plans to win the decorated 2024-25 NBA title with the Mavs. The Mavs added him to their roster because he possesses immense experience in winning NBA titles in his career. All eyes will be on Thompson to deliver throughout the 2024-25 NBA season for his new side.