Warriors receive two draft picks in Klay Thompson deal and trade – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

The Warriors lost Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency, and now we know what they’ll get in return as part of the multi-team sign-and-trade that also involves the Charlotte Hornets.

Golden State will receive two future second-round draft picks, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole, who noted the Warriors don’t want another salary in return.

By not taking back any salary, the Warriors will also create a trade exception of just under $16 million, as reported by NBA insider Marc Stein, to use for future moves.

Here are the details of the complete transaction:

• Warriors receive: Two second-round picks (Dallas’ 2031 pick and the less favorable Denver Nuggets/Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025 pick) and a trade exception
• Dallas receives: Klay Thompson
• Charlotte receives:Josh Green

Thompson plans to join Dallas on a three-year, $50 million contract with a player option, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported, citing sources, adding that the Warriors and Mavericks were still finalizing details at the time of the initial report.

Charlotte sent two second-round picks to Dallas for Green as part of the deal, according to Wojnarowski, with one of them ultimately going to Golden State.

The Warriors suffered a major loss on Monday, and while the emotional aspect of that loss will surely hurt for a while, the financial savings will certainly be a plus for Golden State.

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