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Klay Thompson Linked to Orlando Magic Ahead of Free Agency

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.

"The Magic can open up an excess of sixty million dollars in cap space this off season.