Klay Thompson isn’t just a shooting guard averaging 21.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists this season. He’s not just a shooting guard that’s knocking down 46.8 percent of his field goal attempts, 40.8 percent of his threes, and 85.8 percent of his free throws. It’s a lot more complicated than that. See, the Golden State Warriors shooting guard is a massive Harry Potter fan. And it makes complete sense.
To fully understand where Thompson is right now as a player, you must first understand where he came from. In high school, the talented Thompson dressed up as the wizard wunderkind Harry Potter, and it was pretty fantastic. It sums up a lot about him.
The following picture was posted to Imgur about a day ago:
For his career, Thompson has knocked down 41.6 percent of his long range shots, and it could be due to his magical nature to make the ball go through the net at a rate that would make most mere mortals blush with envy. It’s just what does, and he does it so well.
The 26-year old Thompson is in his fifth year in the NBA now after the Warriors selected him 11th overall way back in 2011. In 2015-16, Thompson is posting a career-high in Effective Field Goal Percentage and True Shooting Percentage. Perhaps he’s just channelling his inner Harry Potter right now.
Either way, the Warriors have a sorcerer on their team in Stephen Curry and a wizard on their team in Klay Thompson. That combination makes them nearly unbeatable every single night they step onto the court. They’re ruling the wizarding world, and the basketball world.