Klay Thompson’s Preseason Struggles: A Tough Watch for Warriors Fans

Preseason NBA evaluation is commonly reserved for freshmen and fringe bench players unless something goes incorrect with a player with set-up expertise. For former Warriors shield Klay Thompson, matters reached that factor as a substitute quickly at some point in his 2nd sport in a Dallas Mavericks uniform.

Thompson went a paltry 0-for-9 in opposition to the Clippers on Monday, which included an 0-for-6 night from at the back of the arc and four turnovers. Somehow, the numbers undersell the tale of his performance. The second Splash Brother had little on-ball explosiveness, hardly ever created any area for his photographs and struggled to discover a rhythm along with his new teammates.

House of Highlights, the Bleacher Report-affiliated social media account that is the epicentre of online basketball clips, posted a compilation of Thompson’s tough evening, which includes all of his bricks and other mishaps. The misses are one factor; however, the different lowlights consist of his being on the receiving end of a Nicolas Batum chasedown block and teammate Spencer Dinwiddie dishing the ball to Quentin Grimes rather than the previous Golden State superstar, despite the fact that both have been open.

The Mavericks are 0-2 in preseason games, with Thompson going a combined 3-18 from the field and 3 of 11 from three. While Dallas’ record doesn’t necessarily predict what kind of regular season the team will have, Thompson’s statistics certainly could.

This is a former All-NBA shooter who was looking for a clean career freshener while posting more. Thompson’s final game as a warrior was a 0-10 failure in a play-in contest against the Kings in April.

At least Thompson gets the unimpressive numbers off his back. Speaking to Sportskida’s Mark Medina, the 34-year-old striker said, “My personal goal is to be great and help this team win. I don’t care about numbers or accolades or anything. I really haven’t, especially since I was 14. It was enough.”

In fact, it’s hard to imagine wanting to think about accounting when it was never ideal in the first place.