Clay Thompson: career, statistics, achievements

Clay Thompson is an attacking defender of the Golden State Warriors team. The hereditary basketball player is the son of the legendary Michael Thompson, who managed to win the title 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 the guy who hopes in sports, successfully graduated from the 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. Initially, the guy showed fairly average results. So, during one match Thompson mined for his team an average of 12.5 points per game. 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 big clubs. In 2010, the young talent was offered a professional contract from the leadership of the team from the NBA Golden State Warriors. Already in the first season of appearances with new partners the player managed to bring more than 20 points in a coin box 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 perform in the NBA. The first serious achievement of the player in professional sports was a successful game against the club from Sacramento in the debut season. Then during one quarter Clay managed to score as much as 37 points. The next personal record Thompson put in the third quarter, realizing 13 throws on the opponent's ring in a row, and 9 of them were three-pointers.

Already during the third season of performances in the NBA Clay Thompson was invited to the national team of the United States. Together with partners from other NBA clubs, the player managed to win the gold medals of the World Basketball Championship, which was held in Spain in 2014. This served as a significant impetus in the development of the player's career. Thus, in 2015 Thompson was first invited to participate in the match of all NBA stars.

In the current season, Clay Thompson marked a new achievement. The attacking defender scored 41 points during the fight between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City. Thus, the young player secured the status of the fourth basketball player in the history of the NBA, which was marked by not less than four dozen successful shots in the semifinals of the playoffs. Previously, it was only possible to such recognized masters as LeBron James, George Gervin and Julius Irving.

Player Statistics

Currently, the player has the following indicators:

• Played matches 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 - on average 44.3;
• The percentage of hits with three-point shots - 41.8;
• Hit with penalties - 84.6%;
• Average number of rebounds per match - 3,1;
• The average amount of effective transfers per game - 2,3;
• The number of points scored - an average of 17.5 per duel.

The first champion's title

Clay Thompson, thanks to his high performance, helped the "warriors" of the "Golden State" to effectively win the championship in the season 2014/2015. As many as 67 wins in the league allowed the team without any problems to bypass direct competitors in their own conference and go into the playoff series.

In the final, the team under the leadership of the new ambitious coach Steve Kerr was to meet with the Cleveland Cavaliers club. Clay Thompson and the company eventually won, and the total score in the series was 4: 2 in favor of the Warriors. His professional career to this day continues in this club.