Top 100 NBA Players: #90 - Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson

Klay is the 2nd current Warrior to appear in the top 100, just a few spots ahead of teammate Draymond Green. Although he has been in the league for 5 seasons, it wasn't until the last 2 that he made his mark, becoming a big scorer to go along with his strong shooting numbers.

Thompson has increased his scoring average in each season he has been in the league, starting out at 12.5 points per game as a rookie and reaching 22.1 per game this past season. He has also shot over 40% from 3-point range in each of his seasons, and along with Stephen Curry has set new records for three-point shots made in a season by teammates for 3 straight seasons.

For the past two seasons he has been among the best players in the league, averaging over 20 points and being named to the All-NBA Third Team each time, while also helping lead the Warriors to the top record in the West and a trip to the NBA Finals both years. In 2015, he set a new NBA record with 37 points in a quarter, going a perfect 13 for 13 from the field, including 9 three-pointers, and set his career high with 52 points in the game.

Thompson was the #3 player on the Warriors team that won the title in 2015, and was the second-best Warrior throughout this season's playoffs due to Curry's injuries. Just like in the regular season, Thompson has increased his scoring average in each successive postseason, jumping from 15.2 points in his first playoff experience to 24.7 this past season.

It is also difficult to gauge how high Thompson will rise in these rankings over the course of his career. Just like his two star teammates, it's unclear whether he has hit his peak, and it's tough to tell how high that peak will be, but he's off to a great start, with big contributions to two Finals teams and a title by age 25.