The Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson did not part on the best of terms. He left the franchise to chase respect, money and a championship -- and things have fallen apart around him since he left. He must be realizing the grave mistake he made in leaving the Warriors.
The Dallas Mavericks team that Thompson joined was coming off of a run to the NBA Finals. Luka Doncic was a Top-5 player in the league and a dynamic passer, the kind of player that Thompson should thrive next to. Everyone except perhaps Klay understood that he was no longer the same player that he once was, but in Dallas he expected to have the ecosystem to thrive.