Thompson’s salary turned into three new Warriors this summer — De’Anthony Melton, Kyle Anderson, and Buddy Hield. All three have been fantastic for the Dubs, with Hield, in particular, thriving in the off-the-bench role Thompson openly eschewed playing last year.

Klay Thompson will return to the Bay Area to face his former team for the first time since leaving Golden State to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract.

The pinnacle act that defines Klay Thompson’s Bay Area legend, which will be celebrated Tuesday night at the San Francisco palace his dynasty contributions helped build, came on the final night in Oracle Arena across the water in Oakland.