Klay Thompson is an American professional basketball player who plays for Golden State Warriors in NBA. Thompson, before starting his professional career in 2011, played college basketball with the Washington State Cougars for three seasons. He is the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson.
Klay Thompson has been regarded as one of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history. He has been considered to be one of the top defenders and a clutch scorer in the playoff games. Thompson exclusively plays in the shooting guard position and has a career average of 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.
Age: 33
Date of Birth: 8 Feb 1990
Height: 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m)
Position: Shooting guard
Klay Thompson's net worth is estimated to be $70 million as per sources like CelebrityNetworth. His current or average salary per year would be around $38 million. Additionally, he also earns $5-10 million from endorsements. According to Forbes Klay Thompson is the 23rd highest-paid athlete in the world (2023).
In 2015, Klay signed a four-year deal for $69 million with Golden State Warriors, and later in 2019, he signed a five-year deal for $190 million with the same team which equates his average salary to $38 million per year.
In the June 2017- June 2018 phase Klay Thompson earned $31 million ($13 million out of $31 million came from endorsements) and in the June 2018- June 2019 phase he earned $40 million.
Klay Thompson has a shoe deal with the Chinese company ANTA, and he has endorsement deals with Gillette, Panini, BodyArmor, Waiakea Water, and NERF company. Klay has also invested a lot in other companies like Dapper Labs, Overtime, Sleeper, Carbon Health, Crosschq, and Sundae. He is also the co-founder of Just Live CBD.
Klay Thompson's car collections include luxurious ones like Chevy Camaro ($80,000), Range Rover Velar ($89,000), BMW i8 ($1,35,500), Lincoln Continental ($1,00,000), and Mercedes G Wagon ($1,57,700)
Records and Achievements:
* Four times NBA Champion in 2015, 2017, 2018,& 2022
* Two times All-NBA Third team in 2015, 2016
* Five times NBA-All Star (2015-19)
* NBA regular season record for most points scored in a quarter (37)
* Won FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup for USA in 2009
* NBA regular season record for most three-pointers made in a game (14)
* Won FIBA Basketball World Cup for USA in 2014
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2019)
* Won Gold Medal in Rio Olympics 2016 for the USA team in Basketball
* NBA Three-Point Contest champion in 2016