Warriors’ Klay Thompson benefiting from Kevin Durant signing
While reviewing video of the Warriors' preseason opener against Toronto, Steve Kerr noticed that shooting guard Klay Thompson had needed only four dribbles to hoist 13 shots. [...] with Kevin Durant settling in as the third "Splash Brother," Thompson is in an enviable position. Though the sample size is small, Thompson has been the Warriors' most polished player this preseason. Sports article about Durant signing with Golden State, Thompson was quoted saying, "I'm not sacrificing [expletive], because my game isn't changing." Little more than a week removed from media day, the only adjustment Thompson has made playing alongside Durant is forgoing attempts he shouldn't take anyway. Thompson "doesn't have any flash to his game, other than shooting like no one else," said Steve Nash, a player development consultant for the Warriors. A below-average rebounder for his size, he hopes to average five rebounds per game (his 3.8 per game last season were a career-high). Thompson, the only player among the league's top-18 scorers in 2015-16 to not average at least five foul shots per game, also has designs on more frequent trips to the free-throw line. [...] is the perk of being a jump...
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