Just minutes after confirmation that Klay Thompson intends to sign a three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors have gone about adding his replacement in their own free agency move.
The Warriors have reportedly signed former Philadelphia 76ers guard De’Anthony Melton to a one-year, $12.8 million contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Monday.
The Golden State Warriors have made the best of a bad situation by finding a valuable free agent signing in De’Anthony Melton
While losing Thompson will be a bitter blow for the franchise, Melton will be a reasonable replacement who should give the franchise an added defensive element next to Stephen Curry. The Warriors used their full non-taxpayer mid-level exception on the 26-year-old, only made available after they waived Chris Paul’s non-guaranteed $30 million contract on Sunday.