Next season there will be a major change in the Warriors since Klay Thompson will no longer wear their colors, but those of the Mavericks to find a “second youth” there.
After saying goodbye to his long-standing franchise, which did not fail to do the same, and receiving nice words from Stephen Curry, the “Splash Brother” was this time entitled to a vibrant tribute from Joe Lacobits now former leader.
” It's very difficult, to be completely honest. » he recognizesbitter. ” Everyone knows this, and I've said it many times, but we really wanted our Big Three to stay with the Warriors for life and retire at the same time. That would have been an incredible accomplishment at that time. Who stays with the same franchise forever? »
A statue approaching?
After 13 years at Golden StateKlay Thompson therefore took the direction of Dallas while Joe Lacob tried to retain him and he initially seemed confident about his re-signing, knowing him inside out.
” He's a harder person to approach than others because he leads a fairly private life, but what comes out publicly is funny. He has a way of entertaining others, people really like him and I like him too. ” reveals the boss of the “Dubs”, who then returns to an episode that marked him. ” I've always said I would never trade Klay and it bothered me a few years ago when there was speculation about a trade for Kevin Love. When I write my side of the story, I'll correct some of the things that happened. It's just been misreported. Because my feeling was always that Klay would never leave the Warriors and I think he wanted to too. Unfortunately, Bob Myers always said that things never end well and that's unfortunate. But that's just the way it is. It's a very difficult process… »
On arrival, Joe Lacob prefers to remember only the good of Klay Thompson's passage, who contributed to bringing no less than four NBA titles to California, alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green…
” All I can tell you is that we love him. There will be a statue for him. [son numéro 11 sera également retiré, ndlr]for sure, when these three retire. I didn't want it to happen, but it did… ” concludes the owner of the most valuable franchise in the league.
| Klay Thompson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | GOS | 66 | 24 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 82 | 36 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 84.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 16.6 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 81 | 35 | 44.4 | 41.7 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| 2014-15 | GOS | 77 | 32 | 46.3 | 43.9 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 80 | 33 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 87.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 22.1 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 22.3 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 73 | 34 | 48.8 | 44.0 | 83.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.7 | 40.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 21.5 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 32 | 29 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 90.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 20.4 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 69 | 33 | 43.6 | 41.2 | 87.9 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | GOS | 77 | 30 | 43.2 | 38.7 | 92.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 17.9 |
| Total | 793 | 33 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 85.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 19.6 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
