Stephen Curry isn’t hiding how he feels about Klay Thompson’s latest move.
With Thompson now headed to the Miami Heat after his stint with the Dallas Mavericks, Curry said he’s happy for his former Warriors teammate - even if there’s a part of him that would have preferred to keep the Splash Brothers together in Golden State.
Speaking to the Stephen A. Smith show, Curry made clear that he sees the fit in Miami as a real chance for Thompson to matter on a team built to win.
“I’m happy for him in Miami. I know it’s, he wants to be in a situation where he can be impactful, have a championship-contending kind of energy going into the season. That’s, I think, what they have.
“So, for him, he deserves an opportunity to play and impact a winning team.”
At the same time, Curry didn’t pretend there wasn’t some regret on his side. The Warriors star said he wishes Thompson were still in Golden State, but he also pointed to what the two accomplished together and made it clear that those memories aren’t going anywhere.
“I wish it was still with us, but that’s part of the nature of how things evolve in the league, and nobody’s going to hold that cloud over any of our heads, because what we accomplished was so great that we’ll talk about it forever.”
Thompson’s path has taken another turn after two years with the Mavericks, a run that didn’t live up to expectations. That stretch was undercut by Dallas trading Luka Doncic away, and Thompson now moves on again, this time to Miami, where he’ll be asked to play a supporting role to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
For Thompson, the new chapter comes at 36, with plenty still to prove. He started only eight of the 69 games he played last season for Dallas and finished with a career-low 11.7 points per game. After that, a change of scenery feels like exactly what he needed.
His Golden State legacy, though, is already sealed. Thompson and Curry formed the heart of the Warriors’ Splash Brothers era and helped deliver four NBA titles, with Thompson also having to battle back from the serious injury he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals.
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