What happened to Klay Thompson?

After Klay made 0 of 6 shots against the Grizzlies yesterday, he averaged 8.5 points in 20 minutes per game this season, with a shooting percentage of 34% and a three-point percentage of 29% - very low?

In the last month of last season, Clay averaged 9.2 points in 23 minutes per game.

On March 3, 2025, Irving was injured and played only 9 minutes - Clay scored 3 points on 1 of 4 shots in 24 minutes that day.

Klay was with the Mavericks last season and had 41 assists from Luka, 39 assists from Dinwiddie, and 32 assists from Irving.

When Clay and Luka are together, the three-point rate is 41%; when they are not together, the three-point rate is 38%.

When Clay and Irving are together, the three-point rate is 41%, and when they are not together, the three-point rate is 37%.

Luka is gone, Irving is injured, and there is no one to feed Clay.

Klay needs the help of an ace and proper ball feeding. This is no secret: 93% of his three-pointers in his career were assisted.

In fact, in the last year of the Warriors, Klay's three-point shooting rate was 40% when Curry was in the game and 37% when he was away.

The players who fed Clay the most balls last season—Luka, Dinwiddie, and Irving—are no longer with the Mavericks this season.

This season, the Mavericks are third in the league in assists and second in the league in three-point rate. There is no one left to help Clay.

In fact, he has not lost all his touch. He still shoots 53% from long range shots and has never missed a free throw so far. Give him a good pass, give him a wide open space, and he can still make the shot.

But Clay's most critical move is not accuracy, but speed. Curry's so-called "give him a ray of light".

This season, Clay's three-point shooting rate is 26% within 2 seconds after catching the ball - 75% from 2 to 6 seconds.

The opponent is 4 to 6 feet away from him, and the three-point rate is 40%.

Give him a gap and give him enough time to aim, and he can still make the shot. For example, in the game against the Pelicans, when Clay received the ball steadily from the wing, he still made the shot.

But against the Grizzlies, if he took a long jump shot, he might not even be able to touch the rebound.

Probably, there is no Curry and Luka Irving to feed him the ball.

His own sniper ability has deteriorated.

Recently, he has been playing with the bench, and no one has given him tailor-made passes.

And, in three months, he will be 36 years old.

In their peak period, everyone called Clay and Curry the Splash Brothers, but Clay - you can't blame him - was not Curry.

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