12. Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
| Season | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P% | TRB | AST | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 6 | 34.5 | 8.0 | 16.7 | .480 | .474 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 24.7 |
| Career | 235 | 32.4 | 6.1 | 14.0 | .437 | .412 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/13/2014.
Thompson has started to cool off after his torrid start to the season, but that doesn’t mean Thompson has been bounced out of the top 20.
Contrary to popular belief, I don’t think Thompson is that good. He’s a shooter that happens to play a little defense and could possibly be a really good player on a championship caliber team. I don’t necessarily think that it’s a guarantee or that he already is a second-option for Steph Curry.
Thompson is a lights-out shooter, but he’s not revolutionary in any aspect of the word. His size and length help him contest shots from smaller guards, and it also helps him shoot over the top of smaller players. Thompson also has a very good post-up game that they’ve used at different times throughout his career.
Thompson is a gifted scorer, but what we’ve seen this first two weeks and change of the NBA season is probably the maximum production Thompson can bring to the game. I mean, 47 percent from three-point range is just not sustainable over the course of the season, right?
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