BREAKING NEWS: Former Mavericks fan favorite guard voices concern about Klay Thompson’s fitness.

With player movement in the NBA offseason seemingly at a standstill, Dallas Mavericks players are training hard and emphasizing rehabilitation ahead of next season, as this time off is critical for Dallas following a run to the NBA Finals. Some of Dallas’ youthful talent is still in Las Vegas competing in the NBA 2K25 Summer League, so Mavericks fans can at least somewhat compensate for the lack of Mavericks basketball on display for the next two days.

However, there is still a lot of buzz from the media and from current NBA players about some of Dallas’ recent offseason additions, as NBA players have more free time than any other.

This is the time of year to appear on radio, television, and podcasts. While many observers have wanted Dallas’ star free agent signing of Klay Thompson, we’ve already seen a number of past and current players refute the assumption that Thompson made the right move by joining the Mavericks or that he’ll thrive there.

Seth Curry doubts Klay Thompson’s fit with the Mavericks.
As unexpected as this may be to Mavericks fans, some who don’t follow the team as closely may not realize how important having a tried-and-true movement shooter to Dallas’ offense can be.

The most recent individual to buy into that claim is former Maverick fan-favorite Seth Curry, who went on NBC Sports Bay Area television during the American Century Championship golf tournament to say that Thompson will face a “little adjustment” by playing with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving rather than Draymond Green and Stephen Curry.

Curry also said “It don’t feel right” when asked about seeing Thompson in a Mavericks uniform on a Warriors podcast with NBC Sports, indicating that he isn’t positive about Thompson’s future in Dallas.

Curry doesn’t appear to have any ill will toward Dallas in these statements, despite being traded from the Mavericks several times in his career, but his claims do seem to cast doubt on Thompson’s ability to fit as seamlessly into Dallas’ offense as he did in Golden State.
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green’s split-action and pick-and-roll actions worked extremely well in tandem with Golden State’s off-ball actions for Thompson throughout his tenure there, but that doesn’t mean the Mavericks can’t implement their own off-ball actions within their offensive system to feed Thompson open looks from Doncic and Irving.

Only time will tell how Thompson performs in Dallas, but Curry’s assessment appears somewhat naive at face value, even if he’s not entirely wrong about Thompson’s move to Dallas being a major change of pace for him after spending the previous 13 seasons in Golden State.

Thompson and the Mavericks will have a chance to prove the naysayers wrong this fall, and they cannot let outside chatter disrupt their quest for a title this season, especially after coming so close last June.

Stay tuned for more coverage of the Dallas Mavericks and Klay Thompson.