Golden State Warriors: 5 guards that bridge gap until Thompson return

Golden State Warriors: 5 guards that can help bridge the gap until Klay Thompson return

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After tearing his Achilles trying to prepare for the 2020-2021 season, Klay Thompson will miss the start of the 2021-2022 season for the Golden State Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors aren’t the Golden State Warriors without Thompson on the court, and we saw that in full display this past season when Stephen Curry earned the league’s scoring title yet the Dubs didn’t make the playoffs.

The Golden State Warriors aren’t going to be getting Klay Thompson back to start the season, but they will have options to help bridge the gap until he returns.

Thompson is an integral player of everything the Warriors have been about over the last five years. Now, they’re going to need to weather the storm until he returns. It won’t be just a few weeks either but rather a few months.

The Warriors supplemented Thompson’s absence last season by trading for Kelly Oubre Jr. before the season began. Oubre Jr. was set to become a free agent after the season and opted to take his talents to Charlotte.

Golden State now has a plethora of options which include signing a player for the minimum or MLE in free agency. That said, let’s dive into five players they could consider signing.

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