Klay Thompson

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Klay Thompson
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Thompson in 2015
No. 11 – Golden State Warriors
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1990-02-08) February 8, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Santa Margarita Catholic
(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College Washington State (2008–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–present Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing the  United States
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Spain Team

Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons at Washington State University before being selected by Golden State with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. In 2014, he and teammate Stephen Curry set an NBA record with 484 combined three-pointers in a season,[2] as the pair were given the nickname the "Splash Brothers".[3][4] Thompson was named an NBA All-Star and selected to the All-NBA Team in 2015, and helped lead the Warriors to their first NBA championship since 1975.

High school career

Thompson was born in Los Angeles. At age 2, his family moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he was childhood friends and Little League teammates with fellow future NBA star Kevin Love.[5] At age 14 Thompson moved with his family to Ladera Ranch, California, and graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita in 2008.[1] In his junior season he was named to the All-Area second team and to the Orange County third team. As a senior Thompson averaged 21 points per game and led SMCHS to a 30–5 record and a Division III State Championship appearance.[1][6] During the state championship, Thompson set a state finals record with seven 3-pointers in a game.[6] He was named Division III State player of the year, League MVP, first-team Best in the West, and an EA Sports Second Team All American.[1]

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Thompson was listed as the No. 6 shooting guard and the No. 51 player in the nation in 2008.[7]

College career

Freshman season

As a freshman, Thompson started all 33 games at Washington State University. He was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team and Collegehoops.net All-Freshman Honorable Mention Team after leading his team in 3-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and averaging 12.5 points per game.

Sophomore season

Thompson began his sophomore season by leading the Cougars to the Great Alaska Shootout Championship, of which he was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring a tournament single game record of 43 points in the championship game.[1][8] This was also the third highest single game point total in WSU history.[1] After becoming the third fastest Cougar to reach 1,000 points, Thompson was named to the All Pac-10 First Team.[1][9] He earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors twice during the season and was chosen as a midseason candidate for the John R. Wooden Award.[1][10] Thompson finished the season averaging 19.6 points, which was second in the conference.[11]

Junior season

File:Klay Thompson Washington State.jpg
Thompson in February 2011

As a junior, Thompson again earned All-Pac-10 first team honors after leading the Pac-10 in scoring.[12][13] He became just the third Cougar to win first-team all-district honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches twice in his career.[12] In addition, he became the first Cougar to win Pac-10 Player of the Week three times when he won the award for the week of Nov. 22–28.[14] He also won the award for the week of December 6–12.[15] Soon after, Thompson was named one of the 30 midseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award.[16] In the 2011 Pac-10 tournament, he set tournament records with 43 points and 8 three pointers.[17] Thompson finished the season by setting WSU's single season scoring record with 733 points.[18] He is WSU's 3rd all-time leading scorer.[12]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Washington State 33 33 33.1 .421 .412 .903 4.2 1.9 0.9 0.6 12.5
2009–10 Washington State 31 30 35.4 .412 .364 .801 5.1 2.3 1.4 0.7 19.6
2010–11 Washington State 34 33 34.7 .436 .398 .838 5.2 3.7 1.6 0.9 21.6
Career 98 96 34.4 .424 .390 .827 4.8 2.6 1.3 0.7 17.9

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2011–present)

2011–12 season

Thompson declared for, and opted to remain in, the 2011 NBA Draft after his junior season. He was selected 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors.[18] This pick of a guard prompted speculation that the Warriors would trade starting guard Monta Ellis.[19] Warriors general manager Larry Riley praised Thompson for his shooting ability and expressed confidence that Thompson would improve his defensive skills with new coach Mark Jackson.[19]

The NBA did not select Thompson for the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge. However, in the four games after that decision, Thompson improved in all areas of basketball over his current season averages: points per game (12.5 over 7.6), shooting percentage (54.3% overall including 55.6% for three-pointers, up from 46.7 and 48.1), rebounds (2.8 from 1.6), assists (1.5 from 1.3), steals, and turnovers.[20] The Warriors traded Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 13, 2012.[21] The following game, Thompson scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics.[22] A week later, he exceeded his previous high with 27 points in a win over the New Orleans Hornets.[23] As of mid-February 2012, Thompson played around 17 minutes per game,[20] but he played an average 30 minutes per game during the next month.[24] At the end of the season, Thompson was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

2012–13 season

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Thompson with the Warriors in October 2012

On January 29, 2013, Thompson scored a season-high 32 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[25] Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that Thompson and Stephen Curry formed the best shooting duo in NBA history.[26] That season, the two combined made 483 three-pointers, the most ever by an NBA duo.[lower-alpha 1][28] The Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and would be matched up against the San Antonio Spurs. On May 8, 2013, Thompson recorded a playoff career-high 34 points against San Antonio, hitting 8 out of 9 three point attempts, along with a career-high 14 rebounds. Thompson and the Warriors would go on to lose to the Spurs in six games.

2013–14 season

In the opening game for the Warriors, Thompson scored a season-high 38 points, including 5-of-7 three-pointers.[29] He and Curry set an NBA record for 484 combined threes on the season, besting by one the record they set the previous year.[2] Thompson averaged 18.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists on the year. Thompson and the Warriors entered the 2014 NBA playoffs as the sixth seed in the Western Conference and were matched up with the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round; they lost the series in seven games.

2014–15 season: First All-Star selection and championship

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Thompson defending John Wall of the Washington Wizards

On October 31, 2014, Thompson signed a four-year contract extension with the Warriors.[30][31] The next day, he scored a then career-high 41 points in the Warriors' 127-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[32] On January 23, 2015, Thompson scored a career-high 52 points, with 11 three-pointers, in a 126–101 win over the Sacramento Kings. In the third quarter of that game, he scored an NBA-record 37 points for a single quarter, going 13-for-13 from the field, including nine three-pointers (also a league record for a single quarter). The 13 field goals tied David Thompson's (no relation) record for a quarter.[lower-alpha 2][33][34][35] On January 29, 2015, Thompson was named a reserve for the 2015 Western Conference All-Star team for the first time in his career.[36]

On March 8, 2015, Thompson hit 3 three-pointers against the Los Angeles Clippers to pass head coach Steve Kerr (726) on the NBA's all-time list.[37] On March 17, he was ruled out for 7–10 days with a sprained ankle.[38] That season, Stephen Curry broke his own record for three-pointers (286), and Thompson again finished second in the league (239) as the two combined to make 525 threes, surpassing their previous record by 41. On June 7, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Thompson scored a playoff career-high 34 points in a losing effort to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[39][40] The Warriors went on to defeat the Cavaliers in six games to win the NBA championship and end the franchise's 40-year championship drought.

2015–16 season

Thompson began the season averaging 17.4 points per game over his first 21 games, but failed to record a 30-point game over that stretch. That streak ended on December 8, as he scored a then season-high 39 points on 13-of-21 shooting in a 131–123 win over the Indiana Pacers, helping the Warriors extend their unbeaten record to start the season to 23–0.[41] The Warriors' NBA-record start ended after 24 wins when they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 108–95 on December 12.[42] In the Warriors' next game, on December 16, Thompson scored 27 of his season-high 43 points in the third quarter of their 128–103 win over the Phoenix Suns.[43] On January 8, he recorded his third consecutive game with 30 or more points, finishing with 36 points in a 128–108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.[44]

National team career

Thompson was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He also won gold as a member of the Under-19 national team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Thompson won an NBA Championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Golden State 66 29 24.4 .443 .414 .868 2.4 2.0 .7 .3 12.5
2012–13 Golden State 82 82 35.8 .422 .401 .841 3.7 2.2 1.0 .5 16.6
2013–14 Golden State 81 81 35.4 .444 .417 .795 3.1 2.2 .9 .5 18.4
2014–15† Golden State 77 77 31.9 .463 .437 .879 3.2 2.9 1.1 .8 21.7
Career 306 269 32.2 .443 .418 .846 3.1 2.3 1.0 .5 17.5
All-Star 1 1 20.0 .182 .111 1.000 4.0 6.0 .0 .0 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Golden State 12 12 41.3 .437 .424 .833 4.6 1.8 1.0 .6 15.2
2014 Golden State 7 7 36.7 .408 .364 .792 3.4 3.6 1.0 .7 16.4
2015† Golden State 21 21 36.2 .446 .390 .800 3.9 2.6 0.8 .9 18.6
Career 40 40 37.8 .437 .394 .800 4.0 2.5 .9 .8 17.2

Personal

His older brother, Mychel, played basketball for Pepperdine University and has played in the NBA, while his younger brother, Trayce is a Major League Baseball player.

Thompson faced controversy when he was suspended for his final regular season game at WSU after being issued a misdemeanor criminal citation for marijuana possession.[45][46][47]

After winning the NBA championship in 2015, Thompson and his father became the fourth father-son duo to each win a title as players, joining Matt Guokas, Sr. and Jr.; Rick and Brent Barry; and Bill and Luke Walton.[48]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Previous record was 435 by the Orlando Magic's Dennis Scott and Nick Anderson in 1995–96.[27]
  2. ↑ The 37 points broke the previous record of 33 held by George Gervin and Carmelo Anthony. The nine three-pointers eclipsed the mark of eight by Michael Redd and Joe Johnson.[33]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steph Curry Sets NBA Record for Most Three-Pointers in a Span of 2 Seasons
  3. ↑ Inside Stuff: Golden State's Splash Brothers
  4. ↑ Like Father, Like Son: Curry & Thompson's NBA Legacies
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  7. ↑ Klay Thompson Recruiting Profile
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  29. ↑ Notebook: Warriors 125, Lakers 94
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  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  35. ↑ Ben Golliver, "Warriors' Klay Thompson sets NBA record with 37 points in a quarter," Sports Illustrated, January 24, 2015.
  36. ↑ Klay Thompson Named to Western Conference All-Star Team
  37. ↑ Warriors supporting cast steps up in win over Clippers
  38. ↑ Klay Thompson sidelined by sprain
  39. ↑ LeBron James' triple-double enables Cavs to tie Finals in ugly OT win
  40. ↑ Klay Thompson Scores 34 Points in Losing Game 2 Effort
  41. ↑ Thompson, Warriors improve to 23-0, beat Pacers 131-123
  42. ↑ It's over: Bucks hand Warriors 1st loss, win 108-95
  43. ↑ Thompson's 27-point third quarter leads Warriors past Suns
  44. ↑ Thompson leads Warriors to 128-108 win over the Blazers
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