It isn't easy for NBA players to greatly improve their profiles over the offseason, but Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson managed to do just that.
From his featured role in the ill-fated Kevin-Love-to-the-Warriors trade talks to his prominent position with Team USA's gold medalists at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Thompson's status grew to heights previously unseen by the 24-year-old.
But did they rise high enough to warrant the max-contract demands that USA Today's Sam Amick reported were made by Thompson's agent, Bill Duffy? That's a question the Warriors front office needs to figure out by October 31, the deadline to ink Thompson to an extension and prevent his potential path to restricted free agency next summer.
The Warriors, unsurprisingly, haven't yet tipped their hands on the matter. They have, however, publicly proclaimed how much they cherish their two-way 2-guard and stressed that they want him to stick around as long as possible.
"We value him in the highest way," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said, per Bay Area News Group's Diamond Leung, "and we want to keep him on t ...
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