After deciding to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change teams for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, Klay Thompson is leaving the Golden State Warriors, according to two individuals with knowledge of the decision on Monday.

The deal, as it stands, will be carried out as the sign-and-trade of a three-year, $50 million contract involving the Warriors, Mavericks, and Charlotte Hornets, according to people who spoke to The Associated Press under condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been made public. ESPN and The Athletic broke the story first. The AP was informed by one of the sources that negotiations were still ongoing over the final trade parameters.

With 2,481, Thompson ranks sixth on the NBA’s all-time record of 3-pointers made, trailing only Damian Lillard (2,607), Ray Allen (2,973), James Harden (2,940), and Thompson’s now-former “Splash Brother” with the Warriors, Stephen Curry, who has 3,747 career 3-pointers made.

content of the articleThere were hints last season that things might be coming to an end for Thompson and the Warriors.

Though not much considering he played 77 games, Thompson came off the bench 14 times. Those were his first outings as a reserve since his rookie season of 2011–12. His three-point percentage of 38.7% was the second lowest of his career. His third-lowest point average of his career was 17.9. He wasn’t usually in the starting lineup, and in a play-in tournament loss to Sacramento, he shot 0-for-10 to end the season and his Warriors career.

After that game, Thompson, a five-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA pick who missed two full seasons due to injuries, surveyed the field carefully, taking in the surroundings in case this was his last season as a player for the Warriors. As it happens, it was. And now, as a shooter brought in to support Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, he will join a Dallas club that recently advanced to the NBA Finals.