There are rumors floating around about the Dallas Mavericks potentially looking into trading Klay Thompson. Whether those whispers end up being true or not doesn't change the fact that in battling through some challenging circumstances in the last year-plus, Thompson has absolutely earned the respect of the fanbase.
When Thompson arrived in The Lone Star State, he did so anticipating playing out the twilight of his career alongside a superstar teammate in Luka Doncic. Of course, Cooper Flagg is now the Mavericks' next superstar, but it's fair to say that this is a pretty different situation in Dallas than what Klay likely anticipated coming in.