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KlayThompson
A shooting guard who works off the ball, Klay Thompson now spaces the floor for the Miami Heat in a veteran role.
Overview
Klay Thompson plays off the ball, curling around screens and letting a high, quick release do the work before a defender can recover. His 2.01m frame lets him shoot over smaller guards without needing much separation, and the same length helps him hold up on the wing at the other end. He is a shooting guard who defends opposing wings and rarely needs the ball in his hands to change a possession.
Klay Thompson enters the 2025/26 NBA season with the Miami Heat as a veteran guard who spaces the floor while teammates create on the ball. At 36 his work comes mostly off screens and from the corners, and the Golden State years from 2011 brought four championships, five All-Star selections and a three-point contest title.
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Questions fans ask
Washington State is where he played his college basketball, lining up for the Cougars before he moved into the professional game.
He was born in Los Angeles, in the United States, and American nationality is what he holds.
Klay Thompson is a basketball player in the NBA who plays his club basketball for the Miami Heat.
He plays as a shooting guard, a backcourt role he has filled across his professional career.
The jersey he pulls on carries the number 11, which sits on his back.