3 Burning questions for the Golden State Warriors heading into the offseason

#2 Should the Warriors max Klay?

2019 NBA Finals - Game Six

The Splash Brothers have defined the Warriors' resurgence from the doldrums of the league to being considered one of the great NBA dynasties of all time. One half of the duo, however, was unable to finish out the landmark Finals series of his career and indeed, the greatest 3-point shooting performance in a Finals series ever.

Klay Thompson averaged 26 points per game while shooting 59.4% on 41 3-point attempts through the series, comfortably beating Danny Green's previous record of 55% in 2013.

On the other hand, however, this ACL tear that he suffered following a rough landing on an attempted dunk on the break in Game 6 has called into severe question the kind of contract he merits. On the surface of it, it is a no-brainer decision for the Warriors - Thompson is a resident franchise legend and should not be offered anything less than a max contract.

But his recent injuries have ruined the market economics against his favour, and eventually, he may find himself putting pen to paper to a long-term contract guaranteeing a higher total wage but a lower annual wage than he may initially have thought. While Mychal Thompson has stated in public multiple times that Klay is a Warriors' lifer, things aren't as cut and dried as they seem in the business that the NBA is.