Even if everyone is happy to see Klay Thompson back on the court for more than a week, it is logical that the rear of Golden State has not yet returned to the player he was before his two serious injuries (cruciate ligament of the knee and then Achilles tendon).
In four matches, he is currently averaging 13.7 points with only 35% shooting success and 35% behind the arc as well. For a return after more than two years of absence, it’s pretty good, but for a former All-Star and one of the best shooters in history, it’s necessarily average.
“It’s rare to see a player come back after two years off and dominate right away”, he recalls, NBC Sports, after the Warriors’ loss to Wolves, in which he scored 13 points. “I will come back to this level, I just have to be patient. The last two years have taught me that. “
The three-time champion still lacks open shots and clearly doesn’t have the volume he had in the Warriors’ big years, but “it’s coming back”, he slips. Especially since we must not forget that he is still limited in terms of minutes (twenty per match), which had caused his frustration.
“It’s a new challenge for me to be as efficient as possible with this playing time. But it’s nothing compared to what I experienced for two years. I’m happy to see my minutes increase, but I’m not going to make a deal of it, to play more. I will be patient and give the maximum with the minutes given to me. “
And keep shooting of course. ” I don’t shoot as well as I would like, but I keep going because that’s where I’m the best,” he concludes.
| Klay Thompson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 3 | 20 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| Total | 618 | 33 | 45.9 | 41.9 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 19.5 | |
