NBA Insider reunites Klay Thompson with Warriors in proposed deal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The future status of Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga remains one of the most fascinating in the NBA, and trade talks involving him are growing louder.
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Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus proposed an eight-team deal that would send Kuminga elsewhere and reunite Klay Thompson with the Warriors. The full trade involves the Warriors, Jazz, Mavericks, Magic, Nets, Nuggets, Raptors and Suns.
Golden State would receive Thompson, Jonathan Isaac, Day’Ron Sharpe, Garrett Temple and a Jazz 2027 first-round pick. Kuminga would head to Utah, along with Hunter Tyson (Nuggets) and Nigel Hayes-Davis (Suns). Buddy Hield, Al Horford and Trayce Jackson-Davis would also be moved from the Warriors in the deal.
“The Warriors satisfy Curry’s wishes, getting Thompson to replace Hield, who has struggled to hit shots this season,” Pincus said. “The trio (with Draymond Green) would be on the path to close their historic runs together through the 2026-27 season, provided Green opts into the final year of his contract.”
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Thompson would return to Golden State, where he spent 13 seasons before being traded to Dallas in the 2024 offseason. Kuminga, who’s seen a diminished role with the Warriors this season, would get a fresh start.
“Perhaps more importantly, the team gains necessary closure on the drawn-out Jonathan Kuminga saga, which left him a restricted free agent for most of the summer and currently has the 23-year-old forward out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotation.”
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The eight-team deal would be the largest trade in NBA history, passing the Houston Rockets‘ trade for Kevin Durant last summer.