Clay Thompson - attacking defender of the Golden State Warriors. The hereditary basketball player is the son of the legendary Michael Thompson, who managed to win the NBA champion twice in the 70s of the last century.
early years
Clay Thompson was born in 1990 and since childhood has made a firm decision to surpass his father's success in basketball. The start of his sports career can be considered 2008, when a promising guy in sports, successfully graduated from a Catholic school and was enrolled in Washington University.
In the student league, Clay Thompson played three seasons. During this time, the player managed to participate in 98 matches. At first, the guy showed fairly average results. So, during one match, Thompson earned an average of 12.5 points per game for his team. However, in the last season for the university team, his performance improved to 21.6 points during the match.
Thompson's progress did not go unnoticed by large clubs. In 2010, a young talent was offered a professional contract from the leadership of the NBA team Golden State Warriors. Already in the first season of performances with new partners, the player managed to bring more than 20 points to the piggy bank of his own team in 10 matches in a row.
Sports records
Clay Thompson is a basketball player who is the author of numerous records among young players who play in the NBA. The player’s first major achievement in professional sports was the successful play against the club from Sacramento in the debut season. Then in the course of one quarter Clay managed to score as many as 37 points. Thompson set his next personal record in the third quarter, having realized 13 shots in the ring of the opponent in a row, 9 of them being three-pointer.
Already during the third season of performances in the NBA, Clay Thompson received an invitation to the United States national team. Together with partners from other NBA clubs, the player managed to win the gold medals of the World Basketball Championship, which took place in Spain in 2014. This served as a significant impetus to the development of a player’s career. Thus, in 2015, Thompson was first invited to participate in the match of all the NBA stars.
This season, Clay Thompson marked a new achievement. The attacking defender scored 41 points during a duel between the Golden State Warriors against Oklahoma City. Thus, the young player secured the status of the fourth basketball player in the history of the NBA, who scored no less than four dozen successful shots in the semifinals of the playoffs. Previously, it was only possible for such recognized masters as LeBron James, George Gervin and Julius Irving.
Player stats
Currently, the player has the following indicators:
- matches played in the NBA - 306;
- the average number of minutes spent on the court per game is 32.2;
- the percentage of successful hits on the opponent’s ring is on average 44.3;
- the percentage of hits from three-point shots - 41.8;
- hits from free throws - 84.6%;
- the average number of rebounds per match - 3.1;
- the average amount of assists per game is 2.3;
- the number of points scored - an average of 17.5 per fight.
First championship
Clay Thompson, thanks to his highest performance, helped the Golden State “warriors” effectively win the championship in the 2014/2015 season. As many as 67 victories in the league allowed the team to bypass direct competitors in their own conference and get into the playoff series without any problems.
In the final, the team led by the new ambitious coach Steve Kerr was to meet with the Cleveland Cavaliers club. Ultimately, Clay Thompson and the company won, and the total score in the series was 4: 2 in favor of the Warriors. The player continues his professional career to this day in this club.