Klay Thompson’s time with the Golden State Warriors has come to an end, leaving with it a void on and off the floor that will be hard to replace next season and beyond.

The franchise legend has joined the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract, with the Warriors getting Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield as part of a six-team trade in the first week of free agency.

More about the 34-year-old’s relationship with Golden State has emerged through a recent report from Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe.

It suggests that Thompson believes he’s still a similar player to that of before his two major leg injuries, while the franchise’s inability to pay him in the same range as Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins may have influenced his decision to walk away.

That outlook is a conflicting one. On one hand Thompson is probably right to suggest he could have got somewhere near the contracts of his now former teammates — after all, the Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly keen to sign the veteran sharpshooter to a four-year, $80 million deal before he chose the Mavericks.

On the other hand, Thompson isn’t nearly the same player he was pre-injury, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. The previous version was a max-level player of which Thompson isn’t any longer. When that became obvious over the past couple of years, his ability to adapt to a different and often lesser role became a major challenge.