Warriors predicted to reunite with $50 million four-time NBA champion, five-time All-Star

“The most ideal outcome would be if Thompson was actually bought out with a year remaining on his contract, something that's very unlikely but not impossible to envision. That would allow the 5x All-Star to enter free agency and potentially reunite with the Warriors through that pathway. “

Transitioning from life with the Warriors to live with Dallas hasn’t been smooth for Thompson thus far.

While still a three-point specialist at age 36, Thompson’s inconsistent performances and declining on-ball defense have caused many to give him the ‘washed’ label at this stage of his career (he averaged a career-low 11.7 points per game last season in 69 contests and finished with a 119.8 defensive rating).

Ordinarily, it would be easy to shut down the idea of bringing Thompson back to the Bay for another stint with his play worsening. However, as O’Keefe noted, Moody’s unfortunate setback essentially leaves the franchise no choice but to consider temporarily replacing him with a future Hall of Fame guard with a 40.9% career three-point shooting percentage.

Obviously, nothing is set in stone, but a Thompson reunion appears more realistic than ever this summer.

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