In today's Warriors news update, the Golden State Warriors may take a very long look at potentially extending Klay Thompson's contract during the offseason.
According to Sam Esfandiari of WarriorsWorld.net, "the Warriors do have incentive to extend him early. If the Warriors do not reach an agreement with Thompson by the end of October, the Warriors will have to wait till next summer where potentially other teams can offer him big money and the Warriors are left with option to match, work out a trade or let him outright walk."
Klay Thompson's name has been the subject of rumors in regards to a potential trade for Minnesota's Kevin Love. However, if the Warriors are truly on board to hold on to Thompson for the foreseeable future, they may benefit financially from getting the deal done this summer.
"Letting a young, promising player enter restricted free agency is always risky," writes Esfandiari in an article posted on Wednesday. "And in a league with harsh salary cap penalties, a bad contract or two can be poisonous and leave a team in a position where it can’t improve it’s roster. In the last 3 summers, Roy Hibbert, Tyreke Evans and Eric Gordon all reached it. All 3 received contracts richer than their current team was hoping for."
It is still too early in the process to full gauge the Warriors' intentions with Thompson, but don't be surprised if contract talks heat up as soon as the weather does.
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