Klay Thompson is key to LeBron’s quest for a Lakers championship – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith marvels at Klay Thompson’s shooting prowess and breaks down how Klay could potentially elevate Los Angeles’ championship odds alongside LeBron James if he becomes a Laker in free agency.
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Huh how tf is a player on another team a key for another team.
Trades??
someone explain free agency to this stupid fuck
MikeBNumba6 the media is setting up Harden for a high and steep fall. They don’t mention anything about Harden needing more help. They over-praise his 50 pt streak and hype up his MVP chase. And then when he chokes in the playoffs (because he has no help), they’re going to FEAST on Harden like a bunch of hungry hungry hippos
+Wodz30 oww my feelings are hurt I’m crying 😂the fact that you call people names for saying something you think is dumb shows that you’re a sensitive person, attack the comment not the person😂
Klay Thompson is the key for Warriors winning 4th championship in a row after 3peating it this season.
Damn right!!
Bol Bol id rather have curry and klay over curry and kd
& 5th and sixth with in MVP award too
2025 is the last run for gsw they’ll be old and slow and Zion Williamson will be the next face of the NBA hez going to be the best player in the world yall see
Zion is a combo between lebron and lj Larry Johnson
Media propaganda to create dissension amongst the Golden State Warriors. Klay has never expressed interest in joining the Lakers or leaving Golden State. LeBron media fanboys creating the never ending narratives once again
+MysticMech exactly
Snowwalker a logical competition driven fan. Thank you sir. Everyone else rather bitch and cry and wait for dissension among the team
Exactly!
These media personnel aren’t lebron fans, they’re talking about him for views.
He can’t express interest anyway it’s called common sense and would accuse the Lakers of tampering again
Mychal Thompson gets praise and an honorable mention every time Klay is brought up here on First Take. 😂
MrGenexxx dumbass
+MrGenexxx It’s cause his Mom is white lol
What Do You Expect
They have to connect klay to lakers somehow otherwise their narrative would that much dumber than it already is.
This dude SAS literally said “the ONLY shooters lebron has ever had on his teams were ray allen and kyle korver.” Only.
so PG13, Kemba, AD, Kyrie, Beal, KD and now KLAY are all joining Lakers next year? Can’t we just appreciate a player’s game without trading them to the Lakers anymore?
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Joshua Harner kawhi or klay one of them are going to the lakers
+MrShanester117 drakeeeeeeee
+Karna Jawanda bruuh didnt u read all the comments before? He said ” he wont leave the warriors ” nd everybody heard about it but u r too dumb to unterstand that?
damn son lot of players say that and they leave use your brain
It is ridiculously funny how a “Klay’s performance against the Lakers” turn into a “Laker’s target for next season” conversation.
Y’all must not have seen the game he looked emotional and wanted to 😢 his punk ass felt like home with the fans cheering him on sad but who gives a shit what do I kno.
Why would he leave to a team he destroyed?
Lakers have, a better version of Klay., Its called svi mykhailiuk
I was just about to comment some like this
Thats how media works…
Lakers gets destroyed at home. Klay should go to the Lakers. Why would he leave the GSW?
The media is trying desperately to get L36ron another ring
+Beast Mode yup i agree.. I wasn’t to stoke in having Lebron play for the lakers.. biggest fear is that we lose alot of assets, don’t win a chip, lebron retires, and then we start all over again with the rebuild
+MrMoneybagz813tv no boogie
Jonatan Villafana facts we should been patient
+Beast Mode 100% agree
So first AD, then Kyrie, then Klay, and then it’s gonna be King Kong, then Godzilla, then Jesus and then the Holy Fkin Spirit.
+Jon Snow fuck lebron lets give some other star some help
If Warriors are allowed to have 5 all stars I believe giving 1 all star to LAKERS would be fair! If you think otherwise then FUCK You lol
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
and then big chungus obviously
Klay has literally shown no interest in joining the Lakers. ESPN needs to calm down
Alex Chen no 1 wants to go there Lebron gone have to take his panties off
I just thought of something.. if GS’s team stays together it could collapse the NBA and the lakers if LeBron is left to himself, and other teams aren’t benefitting by GS staying together. They’re that good. Almost like the Patriots of the NBA. Know how much it would cost L.A to get Klay? GS would STILL be good after the trade because they’d get at least Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram and if not both, then 3 or 4 other key players like Jason Hart, At least Kuzma and Hart and then picks would get it done and then KCP who plays well for them at times too. They wouldn’t be that much better after the return. The lakers would have to compromise a few key players and picks for the future. And thats if GS decided to let him go in a sign and trade otherwise hes not going anywhere.
I think L.A should get Kyrie and Danny Ainge better demand i a sign and trade at least Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, KCP, even with no picks if need be. Just them.
Shhh. Don’t tell them that. ESPN likes to make up their own reality
There obviously trying to bring viewers to watch the show and people like you watch them because of the topic
+Nehemiah Howard I don’t understand why people bring up this dumb ass point, literally every player says that whilst they are a part of the team but end up leaving anyway.
Too bad he’s not leaving the Warriors lmao. Mediatards always trying to push people to LA to play with Lebron
Smite Stuff The lakers are getting radio, klay, Carmelo, AD, giannis, Paul George and Bobby bushay all on a 1 year contract
They are trying to speak this into existence over 1000 ways😂😂😂😂
Like all the other trades they speak about.lol 😂
😂😂😂
Pure media propaganda trying to get us to talk about ‘what ifs’
And ESPNs worship of the Lakers continues…
That’s too damn bad. The Lakers are like the Yankees. Get over it.
Real Laker fans know the media (ESPN/FS1) doesn’t care about the Lakers, only LeBron. They never pushed for literally every all star free agent to sign with us. They just want to push their narratives for LeBron
Samurai Jack you’re an idiot. They only talk about free agency and the Lakers every year.
Steven Adams: “What’s up, LeBron?”
The next day…
ESPN: “The Lakers pursuit for Steven Adams this offseason could potentially mean a new dynasty for LeBron and LA”
Steven Adams’ reaction: “What??”
The next day: “Breaking News: Steven Adams wants out of OKC; wants to join LeBron and Lakers”
+Sheng Guo so if LeBron supports Trump, the media would stop covering him?
This dude changes his mind EVERYDAY on who is KEY to Lebron winning another title.
+Bruno .Doinel as much as LeBron would like to win a championship with the lakers I think he’s waiting more for his son to get drafted so he can play with him
Andrew Smythe So nobody will be mad at Lebron creating another super team. He do not deserve to be mentioned to Jordan or anybody else from the past.
Exactly
Andrew Smythe because lebron needs all these stars to win
warofmankind right i dont even think lebron wants to win another ring as much as the media wants him to 😂 like chill
The Lakers are signing
Kawhi
KD
Greek freak
Kyrie
Klay
Gregg Popovich will quit spurs for the Lakers too and the suns will trade a draft pic for Brandon Ingram so Zion Williams can join the lakers this season too.
Lmao
Tbh that Popovich take sounds like tomorrow’s A Block.
Whether GS stays together and keeps beating everyone or the Lakers get the superteam they want with a ton of guys, the league is falling apart no matter what. The league would lose money no matter what. Only way L.A gets great is to break up GS , have one star of theirs go to the lakers and I don’t see that happening. LeBron will not beat GS again with the team they have now, mark my words. And what if the warriors are that good to STILL win even after Klay or Durant goes? They definitely would if Durant left for sure, Klay was a key to all their titles though, they need him more. I think Durant is most likely to go to the Lakers, and then they can get Kyrie too.. I wanna see it happen frankly and they’d still lose to GS but not if the lakers got Klay but they arent so..
Don’t forget they’re also getting head Coach Brad Stevens and Ray Allen is coming back to play for them along w JVG as 2nd head coach
The Hippo they receive a those stars and trade Brian scalabrine for 16 rings
“James harden needs more help.”
Oh sorry That excuse is only for lebron
Deyknw Last year Lebron took The Cavs to the finals. Now you’re telling me if he had let’s say Kawhi or some other superstar to help defeat the Warriors they wouldn’t have?? Jordan wouldn’t have no rings if it was wasn’t for the help of other superstar or great role players. Let’s stop bullshit ok 🤦🏾♂️💁🏾♂️
+Galvatron u confusing help with superstars. Lebron had good players on his team last yr and everyone in the media cried for him to get more help. He got more help and they got swept in the finals. The team he had b4 they got more help indivually is doing better than they did playing with lebron is all i was stating . Also ive never said x player didnt need help why do lebron. Yes everyone needs help but the media pushes this “new generation Goat” to get the superstar help every single yr it becomes ignoring
Deyknw Help is help superstar or not🤷🏾♂️
Last year the team Lebron had was trash straight facts but he still worked with what he had and still made it to the finals. Rose is balling but there are no expectations of him and the twolves winning a ring. Same way Rose is balling he should’ve been doing that in Cleveland no excuses. Dwade always been a beast but it’s over for him. Where is KLove?? What is Cleveland doing?? Since all the players he played with is doing better. Besides Kyrie, who excelled?
and KD lmao. needs a whole team to help him win something
+MikeBNumba6 coz when lebron leaves a team, that team goes to the bottom of the league. thats not true for any other player 🙂
Y’all know damn well Klay ain’t leaving the Warriors😂😂😂
Agree, if anything KD might leave.
He’s not haha but this is LA! Hollywood! We get the media coverage.
And more importantly, the Warriors are not letting him go.
+Al Capone and I don’t think he might leave
HeSoHandsome first person to admit .. good shit brotha
Yes, Klay wants to go to LA where he’ll be labeled a “scrub” as soon as he misses a few shots…
Sanctimonious Max He a miss a wide open three and lebron fans a call him a damn role player
on god. that nigga ever have a slump one night, all lebron fans gone say he overrated and he can only shoot 3’s on the warriors. lol
Fax
First he’d be called out on the floor by LeBron on national television, the media would blame him for not serving LeBron enough and the entire media would recommend he be traded for far less than he’s worth, then constantly dogged by his teammates and the media, God forbid he actually start playing worse because being hated for something that’s not your fault tends to destroy your confidence and that is key in sports, and his career never recovers because he’ll always be seen as the guy who didn’t step up to give LeBron his deserved trophy.
Not that I ever could, but if I was in the NBA, I’d put a no-trade clause in my contract for whatever team has LeBron. No amount of championships is worth that scrutiny and lack of appreciation.
FACTS that’s why no one wants to play with LeBron
Espn headquarters be like
OPERATION FIND LEBRON HELP
Klay Thompson: failed
Jimmy butler: failed
Paul George: failed
Kawhi Leonard: failed
Kevin Durant: failed
Anthony Davis: failed
Kyrie Irving return?: failed
They should get harden, together they will give golden state a run for their money and break a record for most freethrows in a game. Easily 80-100!
Lavar ball is the answer!
+Splash’n’Skillz #37 bbrruh AD said he wont go to the Lakers , he choose legacy over money
+damn son when and where?
+Xfdmx7 Dolorit if u believe that then ….. *sigh*
KLAY WOULD NOT LEAVE GOLDENSTATE TO GO TO THE LAKERS !!!? Why tf would he leave his dynasty to try and help lebron ? Tf
People are blinded by the wins, but forget that klay will go a whole month shooting 20% from the 3 and fold in big games.
Klay is actually very consistent in terms of point contribution and defense. Sure, he may not go off every night and score 30 or 40 but he will give you at least 15 with great defense. Klay’s performance in the playoffs have also been great as well which is where it really counts. I think you need to check yourself before making stupid comments
I like klay but i dont know if he would be that great if he would play for an other Team tbh
Yeah and name one star that doesn’t go through slumps, and then break records like this. You are dismissed
Do you ever pay attention to what goes on on defense? Its fucking klay always taking the other teams best player while also clutching out game 6s in the playoffs