A reunion between Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors may no longer be purely sentimental speculation.
According to NBA insider Brett Siegel, the Warriors would have legitimate interest in bringing Thompson back if the veteran guard becomes available on the open market. Team sources told Siegel that Thompson would be welcomed back “with open arms” if he were to secure a buyout from the Dallas Mavericks and become a free agent.
This possibility carries obvious emotional weight: Thompson spent the first 13 seasons of his NBA career with Golden State, winning four championships alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green and becoming one of the defining players of the Warriors’ dynasty. His shooting, perimeter defense and partnership with Curry helped reshape the modern NBA and made the “Splash Brothers” one of the most recognizable backcourts in league history.
Thompson left Golden State in 2024 and joined Dallas on a three-year deal. He is now entering the final season of that contract, which has naturally increased speculation about what comes next. Recent reports have suggested the Mavericks could explore ways to move him as the franchise continues reshaping its roster around a younger core.
Thompson himself has also left the door open to the idea of finishing where everything began. At a recent public appearance, he told a fan that it “would be nice to end it in Golden State,” a comment that immediately reignited discussion about a possible homecoming.
From a basketball standpoint, any reunion would look very different from the first chapter.
Thompson would not be returning as the All-Star two-way guard who helped Golden State dominate the league for nearly a decade. At this stage of his career, the conversation would likely center on a smaller role, shooting, experience and the value of reconnecting him with Curry and Green for the final stage of their careers.
That could actually make a reunion easier to envision.
The difficult part of Thompson’s departure was not his history with Golden State, but the changing expectations surrounding his role and contract. If he became available on a more modest free-agent deal with a clearly defined role, many of those previous complications would disappear.
