The Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson have been butting heads for a while now. Golden State was unwilling to throw Thompson in the potential Kevin Love trade, but they aren’t willing to give him max money.
Thompson’s camp feels their guy is worth every penny.
Klay Thompson’s camp is frustrated that the Golden State Warriors haven’t offered a maximum contract in their ongoing extension talks with Friday’s deadline nearing, sources told Yahoo Sports.
Thompson is seeking a maximum deal paying upward of $15 million per season, a source said. The Warriors have improved their offer to get in the vicinity but have not offered a full maximum contract, sources said. …
Warriors owner Joe Lacob has yet to become comfortable offering a maximum extension, sources said. A source close to Thompson said any offer shy of a max would be “absurd” considering his improvement and the influx of money to come to NBA teams from the next television contract.
The deadline to come to an agreement is less than a week away.