He relies upon a shooting form that has been described as "textbook" and "picture-perfect". [1], Thompson led the Pac-10 in scoring as a junior, again earning All-Pac-10 first team honors. Yet Thompson’s work is gratifying: elegant compositions. [43][44] 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. [34][35] The next day, he scored a then career-high 41 points in the Warriors' 127-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. [76] In Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets, Thompson moved past Barry (1,776) for second place on the Warriors' career postseason scoring list. 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. Kyle Thompson’s hauntingly surreal photographs evade narrative and easy answers. He scored 20 points in the game to help the Warriors take a 2–0 lead with a 122–103 win over the Cavaliers. [52] On April 7, Thompson scored 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs, helping the Warriors become the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in a season. He finished 10 of 11 from beyond the arc and 17 of 20 from the floor overall. He was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick. [21] He is WSU's 3rd all-time leading scorer. [118][119][120], Thompson was in a relationship with American actress Laura Harrier from 2018 to early 2020. 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. [68] On December 27, 2017, in a 126–101 win over the Utah Jazz, Thompson hit three 3-pointers, moving him into a tie for third with Dana Barros at 89 consecutive games with a 3-pointer. [101] Although Thompson is not known for blocking shots or creating steals, he is considered a strong defender thanks to his size at the guard position and ability to defend against both elite guards and wings. [36] On January 23, 2015, Thompson scored a career-high 52 points, with 11 three-pointers, in a 126–101 win over the Sacramento Kings. [24] The Warriors traded Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 13, 2012. Thompson is one of 19 punters nationwide to be named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List, while he is one of three Big 12 punters on the list. 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). Two days later, he had another 40-point game against the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Fourteen of the association’s 25 awards will present their preseason watch list during this time as the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award’s preseason candidates. In the last 11 games of November, Thompson then shot a combined 32-of-73 from beyond the arc (43.8 percent). 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. [109][110][111] After winning the NBA championship in 2015, Thompson and his father became the fourth father-son duo to win an NBA title, joining Matt Guokas Sr. and Jr., Rick and Brent Barry, and Bill and Luke Walton. [27] As of mid-February 2012, Thompson played around 17 minutes per game,[24] but he played an average 30 minutes per game during the next month. Thompson is the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson. [51] On March 25, he scored 40 points against the Dallas Mavericks. Privacy Policy [45] On December 5, 2016, he scored 60 points (shooting 21-of-33 and 8-of-14 on three-pointers) in 29 minutes over just three quarters in a 142–106 win over the Indiana Pacers,[58] becoming the first player in NBA history to score 60 points in less than 30 minutes of action. [91] In Game 5, he helped the Warriors stave off elimination with 26 points in a 106–105 win, thus cutting the Raptors' series lead to 3–2. Everyone Wins! Powerful juxtapositions. Thompson is both a prolific and efficient shooter, particularly from range, as well as an elite free-throw shooter. [2][3] A three-time NBA champion with the Warriors, he is a five-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree. [21] This pick of a guard prompted speculation that the Warriors would trade starter Monta Ellis, but that did not occur until March of 2012. [96] Thompson officially re-signed with the Warriors on July 10. [49] The following night, he was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod. Each image is unique, but form a complex body of work. Official Online Store. [42] That season, 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. In the opening game for the Warriors, Thompson scored a season-high 38 points, including 5-of-7 three-pointers. [29] Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that Thompson and Stephen Curry formed the best shooting duo in NBA history. [19] In the 2011 Pac-10 tournament, he set tournament records with 43 points and 8 three-pointers. [56] The Warriors went on to lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven games, despite being up 3–1 in the series. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation’s top punter.