Report: LeBron called Klay right when NBA free agency officially opened

Report: LeBron called Klay right when NBA free agency officially opened originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

LeBron James appears to really want Klay Thompson on the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Warriors star, who entered NBA free agency Sunday, received a call from James right when the open negotiating period started at 3 p.m. PT, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on “SportsCenter” a few hours later (h/t Real GM).

“[Thompson], his agent Greg Lawrence at Wasserman are talking with a number of teams, including the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks,” Wojnarowski said Sunday. “They’ve had conversations tonight. I’m told LeBron James called Klay Thompson right when free agency opened at 6 p.m. [ET] — reached out, talked to Klay Thompson.

“The expectation that I have right now is these conversations, this negotiation will go into tomorrow. There probably will not be a resolution tonight, but certainly Dallas, the Lakers, the [Los Angeles] Clippers are working to be involved in this. Those are the prominent teams for Klay Thompson, whose career is going to be somewhere other than Golden State once this free-agency period’s over.”

“I’m told LeBron James called Klay Thompson right when free agency opened… These conversations, this negotiation will go into tomorrow. There probably will not be a resolution tonight.”

ESPN’s Woj on LeBron James recruiting Klay to the Lakers 👀pic.twitter.com/9EXQdg4HBF

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 1, 2024

While there are several teams reportedly interested in Thompson, only one has The King recruiting for them. And James reportedly is very high on the four-time NBA champion bringing his talents from the Bay to SoCal. But per Wojnarowski, Thompson has his hands full when it comes to conversations with other teams.

Klay Thompson plans to have discussions with the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers and 76ers in the opening hours of free agency, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2024

James, who will be an unrestricted free agent after he opts out of his $51.4 million contract for the 2024-25 NBA season, wants to re-sign with LA — possibly for a discounted price to…

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Publish date : 2024-07-01 03:10:00

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