Klay Thompson


Klay Alexander Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association . The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons at Washington State University, where he was a twotime firstteam allconference selection in the Pac10. Thompson was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick. In 2014, he and teammate Stephen Curry set an NBA record with 484 combined threepointers in a season, as the pair were given the nickname the Splash Brothers. Thompson was named an NBA AllStar and selected to the AllNBA Team in 2015, and helped lead the Warriors to their first NBA championship since 1975.

Thompson was born in Los Angeles. At age 2, his family moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he was childhood friends and Little League teammates with fellow future NBA star Kevin Love. At age 14, Thompson moved with his family to Ladera Ranch, California, and graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita in 2008. In his junior season he was named to the AllArea second team and to the Orange County third team. As a senior Thompson averagedpoints per game and led SMCHS to a 305 record and a Division III State Championship appearance. During the state championship, Thompson set a state finals record with seven 3pointers in a game. He was named Division III State player of the year, League MVP, firstteam Best in the West, and an EA Sports Second Team All American.

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