66 Facts About Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history.

Klay Thompson has won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2014 World Cup team and 2016 Olympic team.

The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, Klay played college basketball for three seasons with the Washington State Cougars, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10.

Klay Thompson was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick.

Klay Thompson returned to play in January 2022, after missing nearly 31 months.

Klay Thompson went on to help the Warriors secure a fourth championship in eight seasons, as the team defeated the Boston Celtics in six games to secure the 2022 title.

Klay Thompson was born in Los Angeles to Julie and Mychal Klay Thompson.

Klay Thompson's mother was a volleyball player in college for the University of Portland and University of San Francisco, while his father was the first overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft.

When Klay Thompson was two, he and his family moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he was childhood friends and Little League teammates with fellow future NBA star Kevin Love.

When Klay Thompson was 14, his family moved to Ladera Ranch, California, where he graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita in 2008.

Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson started all 33 games as a freshman for Tony Bennett at Washington State University, leading his team in 3-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and averaging 12.5 points per game.

Klay Thompson was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team and Collegehoops.

Klay Thompson began his sophomore season by leading the Cougars to the Great Alaska Shootout Championship, being named its Most Outstanding Player after scoring a tournament single game record of 43 points in its championship.

Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson finished the season averaging 19.6 points, good for second in the conference.

Klay Thompson led the Pac-10 in scoring as a junior, again earning All-Pac-10 first team honors.

Klay Thompson became just the third Cougar to win first-team all-district honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches twice in his career.

Klay Thompson finished the season by setting WSU's single season scoring record with 733 points.

On January 18,2020, Washington State retired the No 1 that Klay Thompson wore in college.

Klay Thompson became the second WSU men's basketball player to receive this honor, joining Steve Puidokas, and the seventh WSU athlete in any sport whose number has been retired.

Klay Thompson declared for the 2011 NBA draft after his junior season, being selected 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors.

However, in the four games after that decision, Klay Thompson improved in all areas of basketball over his then-current season averages: points per game, shooting percentage, rebounds, assists, steals, and turnovers.

On January 29,2013, Klay Thompson scored a season-high 32 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On May 8,2013, Klay 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.

Klay Thompson averaged 18.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists on the year.

On October 31,2014, Klay Thompson signed a four-year contract extension with the Warriors.

On January 29,2015, Klay Thompson was named a reserve for the 2015 Western Conference All-Star team for the first time in his career.

On March 8,2015, Klay Thompson hit 3 three-pointers against the Los Angeles Clippers to pass head coach Steve Kerr on the NBA's all-time list.

That season, Curry broke his own record for three-pointers, and Klay Thompson again finished second in the league as the two combined to make 525 threes, surpassing their previous record by 41.

Klay Thompson had an NBA season-high and career-best performance for the highest-scoring output by a Golden State player in more than 42 years.

Klay Thompson participated in the Three-Point Contest, but he failed to defend his title as he was eliminated in the first round.

Klay Thompson struggled with his shooting for extended stretches during the playoffs, but his defense against opposing guards like Damian Lillard, Patty Mills, and Kyrie Irving stood out.

In Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets, Klay Thompson moved past Barry for second place on the Warriors' career postseason scoring list.

In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Klay Thompson played in his franchise-record 100th postseason game.

Klay Thompson became the sixth player to ever make 300 3s in the postseason, joining Curry as Warriors to reach the feat.

Klay Thompson did not make multiple three-pointers in any of the contests, a career-worst seven-game drought for him.

Klay Thompson scored 52 points in 27 minutes while making 14-for-24 of his threes and shooting 18-for-29 overall from the field.

Klay Thompson moved into 21st place on the NBA's career 3-pointers list when he hit his 1,609th in the first quarter, moving past Jason Richardson.

Klay Thompson shot his way out of a slump by hitting 12 of 21 from the field and 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

Klay Thompson finished 10 of 11 from beyond the arc and 17 of 20 from the floor overall.

Klay Thompson made five 3-pointers to give him 203 for the season, joining Curry as the only players in NBA history to have seven straight seasons with 200 3-pointers.

For Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, Klay Thompson missed his first career playoff game after straining his left hamstring late in Game 2.

Klay Thompson finished the playoffs in third for career postseason 3-pointers, trailing only Curry and Ray Allen.

On July 1,2019, Klay Thompson agreed to stay with the Warriors on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract with an additional fifteen-percent trade kicker as a result of not making an All-NBA Team, which could have made him eligible for a supermax deal like Curry was in 2017.

Klay Thompson returned to practice with the Warriors in September 2020.

On November 28,2021, Klay Thompson was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State's NBA G League affiliate, alongside James Wiseman for rehab purposes.

On January 8,2022, Klay Thompson announced he would make his return to the court on January 9 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Klay Thompson passed Hall of Fame guard Ray Allen for third on the NBA playoffs all-time three-pointers list.

In Game 1 of the Finals, Klay Thompson passed LeBron James for second on the NBA playoffs all-time three-pointers list.

In Game 5 of the Finals, Klay Thompson joined teammate Stephen Curry and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to make at least 100 3-pointers on the championship stage.

Klay Thompson passed LeBron James for second on the NBA Finals all-time three-pointers list.

Klay Thompson became the only player in NBA history to record multiple games with 12 or more 3-pointers in a season.

Klay Thompson has the most games in NBA History with 12 or more threes, surpassing fellow teammate Stephen Curry who has done it twice in his career.

Klay Thompson joined Stephen Curry and James Harden as the only players in NBA history to make at least 300 three-pointers in a season.

Klay Thompson was a member of the United States national team, winning gold medals on their 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2016 Olympic teams.

Klay Thompson won gold on the Under-19 national team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Klay Thompson is both a prolific and efficient shooter, particularly from range, as well as an elite free-throw shooter.

Klay Thompson's shooting form has been described as "textbook" and "picture-perfect".

Klay Thompson is known for his quiet, laid-back personality, rarely showing emotion in or out of games.

Klay Thompson is one of the few players in the NBA sponsored by Chinese shoe company Anta, signing a 10-year deal with it in 2016.

Klay 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.

Klay Thompson is known for his offbeat, dry sense of humor.

In late October 2017, Klay Thompson participated in local efforts to raise money for relief for the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, donating $1,000 for every point he scored in home games against the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, and Detroit Pistons.

Klay Thompson is an avid chess player and has met with the former chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen.

Klay Thompson was in a relationship with American actress Laura Harrier from 2018 to early 2020.