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Klay Thompsonand the Golden State Warriors have come under a great deal of scrutiny following the team’s decision to not trade away their starting shooting guard for superstarKevin Love.
All because they chose team continuity over one superstar.
To the narrow-minded sports fanatics who,according to one Warriors’ fan, tend to “separate players into stardom tiers” and evaluate teams through what can be called a “winning fantasy league strategy”, Thompson should have been traded for Love the momentESPN reported that Love was interestedin signing long term with Golden State.
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The fact thatDavid Leewas being included in the deal apparently didn’t matter at all, nor did the inclusion ofHarrison Barnes. The reports of Minnesota insisting on Golden Statepossibly including a first round pickin the deal had no difference on public opinion, and some tend to avoid mentioning the Wolves’ aggressive push to get rid ofKevin Martin‘scontract.
People sawStephen Curry‘s hopeto keep Klay Thompsonas a case of overvaluing one’s friend, and the same can be said aboutAndre Iguodaladuring hisinterview regarding the Love trade.
However, when analyzing the situation further in an attempt to locate the source of this not-so-golden state of mind, it becomes so much more clear that the Warriors’ decision against a possible Love trade effectively made Klay Thompson into a scapegoat.
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