Thompson’s decision will have ripple effects across the league, where much of the mid-level market is full of wings who were waiting for Paul George, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Thompson to slide off the board before determining their own landing spots.
The Mavs superstar was hunted on defense, was ineffective on switches and fouled out with more than four minutes to play. That's no championship formula as Dallas is now facing a 3-0 series deficit.