Klay Thompson 16 games without Steph: 26.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg on 59.33% TS

[Axe]

Their record was better before he came back. They were 29-9 last season before Klay played his first game.

And in the end, they still made the playoffs. Unlike the preceding season where his team ended up getting beaten to a pulp without him, in the play-in tourney aka losers bracket twice.

[tontoz]

And in the end, they still made the playoffs. Unlike the preceding season where his team ended up getting beaten to a pulp without him, in the play-in tourney aka losers bracket twice.

Not this nonsense again

Do you really think they would have missed the playoffs last season if Klay hadn't come back?

[Axe]

Never implied such thing, uncle. They would make it but it's likely they wouldn't have gone deep last year if he wasn't back to playing yet.

[RRR3]

Never implied such thing, uncle. They would make it but it's likely they wouldn't have gone deep last year if he wasn't back to playing yet.

Wow teams need good players to win a championship, brilliant insight.

[Axe]

Steaming.

[warriorfan]

He’s what a team would have considered one until we got to the days 22 points weren’t considered much. Klay would probably be the best player on most teams in NBA history, but it would take too much legwork to figure out.

Guess it comes down to the usual “Is he the best player on a champion?” discussion which to me is usually stupid because most all time greats aren’t but were clearly franchise players.

I suppose it comes down to if franchise player means…the level of player who usually leads a franchise…or the level you would ideally want to do it. If it’s the second…what are there like 6-7 at a time? But 30 franchises?

Id say most teams in history that had a Klay would be looking for people to surround him with not looking for someone to make him a sidekick. Acquiring a player who firmly puts Klay in the backseat isn’t usually feasible. How many teams right now have anyone that good? To make prime Klay a firm number 2?

Im sure the number will seem bigger than usual with us having 6-7 31+ ppg players and all manner of scoring madness but a normal season? A normal nba as established for most of our lives?

You don’t get many at once.

best on most teams in history?? if klay got drafted by a shitty timberwolf team you would be singing a different tune

[Kblaze8855]

He was drafted by a shitty warriors team. They won 23 games to Minnesota’s 26 that year with love doing 26/13. They needed a 2 at the time. He’d probably have been a star there as well. Draymond is the one who traditionally doesn’t become a star. Klay is a goat tier shooter and D team guy. Who can you think of who can shoot and defend like prime Klay and wasnt a star?

Bit of a trick question I admit because almost nobody who can shoot like Klay has even been a really good defender.

He was a rare two way player and history is full of teams best players being inefficient 19ppg guys who sucked on defense. There is a real disconnect between what people did and what we assume due to our minds filtering out the nobodies.

Teams go 60 years and have 5-8 seasons of 26ppg. It’s mostly 19-22 a game best players who mostly weren’t good defenders. Their names just don’t ring out in history. Teams go 10-15 even 20 years with nobody firmly better than Klay.

The question would come down to how much you wanna respect a lot of names that didn’t actually do that much and people you never heard of at all. Be a whole lot of Otis Birdsong, Super John Williamson, and so on in that conversation. Lot of legwork like I said but it’s not impossible.

He is roughly the level of player expected to be the best player on his team throughout history.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Best SG of all time.

Every all-time team should have Klay at the 2 spot. (And most do)

Most under appreciated player of all time. Klay is the one most responsible for the Warriors success before Durant and after. He's the heart and Dray is the soul.

[Keno]

he did it again wtf, too clean

[Meticode]

Best SG of all time.

Every all-time team should have Klay at the 2 spot. (And most do)

Most under appreciated player of all time. Klay is the one most responsible for the Warriors success before Durant and after. He's the heart and Dray is the soul.

Kobe? Jordan?

[Im Still Ballin]

he did it again wtf, too clean

Damn!

32 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 12-23 FG, 6-14 3PT, 2-2 FT.

And the W!

[Im Still Ballin]

Another win.

Klay Thompson since Christmas: 26.9/4.6/2.7 on 43.4% from 3 (60.3% TS). He was shooting 37.8% from 3 up until Christmas (53.0 TS).

[1987_Lakers]

Another win.

Shame injuries robbed him of 2 years without playing, but very nice to see him bounce back.

[dankok8]

To be fair that 60.3 %TS is just ok only 2.3% above league average. But yea he's definitely back.

[Im Still Ballin]

To be fair that 60.3 %TS is just ok only 2.3% above league average. But yea he's definitely back.

Sure. Giannis and LeBron are below 60% TS I believe. A lot of Klay's impact isn't going to be captured on the stat sheet. That ability to shoot from three, stretch the defense, and move off the ball. He's definitely creating offensive space and scoring opportunities for his teammates.