2029/30 Hall of Fame Class Nominee - Klay Thompson

[Donny - Bucks]

Another one of the league's original stars, Klay Thompson had a bit more tangible success than some of the other nominees of this class. With that, came a higher peak and lower low's, in which Klay spent the end of his career closer to the end of the bench than most would've expected. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 860
MPG: 32.9
PPG: 18.8
RPG: 4.6
APG: 2.6
SPG: 1.5
BPG: 0.2
TOPG: 1.9
FG%: .459
FT%: .870
3P%: .417

Best Season (2019 Bobcats)
Games: 77
MPG: 38.8
PPG: 27.7
RPG: 5.9
APG: 3.8
SPG: 2.0
BPG: 0.4
TOPG: 2.1
FG%: .472
FT%: .799
3P%: .418

Career Highs
Points: 52
Rebounds: 14
Assists: 11
Steals: 7
Blocks: 4

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 67
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 37
Triple Doubles: 0

Awards
2019 - All-Star Game Participant
2019 - All-League Third Team
2020 - All-Star Game Participant
2020 - All-League Third Team
2021 - All-Star Game Participant
2021 - All-League Third Team
2023 - All-League Third Team



Arguments For Induction
- If anyone from the 2030 class has a case, it's Klay. Four All-League Third team appearances in a league where he only stared seven of his eleven seasons, considering how hard it is to be a dominant shooting guard, is pretty damn impressive. He also managed three ASG appearances along the way.

- Klay was a career 46/87/42 shooter, played high end defense, passed the ball well, didn't turn the ball over at all for a high-volume player, and even grabbed 4.6 boards per game over his career. He was a kind of "do everything well", jack of all trades player that we don't see as much in today's league.

- Longevity! 860 games, which is 33 under Collin Sexton for the record all-time, which is pretty wild. Every season, outside of 2027, he played 77 or more games. This longevity, amongst multiple deep playoff run and an NBN title, should create a decent argument.

Arguments Against Induction
- Klay's end of career is going to really hurt his case. At the beginning of his career, he shot 1500+ times each of the three seasons, but he couldn't manage 1500 shots in the entirety of the last 3 seasons, 220 games worth. His usage is going to hurt his stats and his arguments.

- Four All-League Thirds, Three ASG appearances, an NBN championship... is his case solid enough to skate by with these as his only awards/achievements? No POTW's, POTM's, and nothing over an All-League third.

- Klay was a great player for a while, but like so many other players... lots of teams and lots of movement. Two seasons in Charlotte, then two seasons in Portland, then one in San Antonio, two in Golden State, one in Milwaukee, one more in Charlotte, and then two in Chicago. Usually, Hall of Fame players don't get passed around like this.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

8.5.7

[JCog72]

This one is tough. I wasn’t around for his prime, but his early #s are really solid. Percentages are exactly what you want from a 1 or 2 option. End of career hurts his career numbers but if you ignore that he has a strong case. I’m going to say yes based on his early success

[Rog]

Voted no, could be talked into a yes vote though I think. Its close.

[frosty]

No but close

[biancardi33]

Tough one here but I’ll vote yes

[Donny - Bucks]

Voted yes. Same reasons for Durant, although less good than him. Longevity sells it for him.

[pjclippers]

Much closer case than Kyrie and in the end decided to vote yes given that he was a much better rebounder and was a top SG for many years - not going to penalize him for playing a few more years than he should have

[A. Silver]

I'm going to vote no, but just barely. He was a nice 2nd tier player but never enough to lead a team. I had him for a few years and he was a really nice piece for me, but didn't feel like a HOFer.

[Retired]

Yeah why not

[vanimmer]

Voting no
Id need a sg that scared the opposition, one that can win games on his own.
Klay didnt do that enough
No vote

[carlos]

Voted yes. It's close and I almost went no, but he fits all the criteria. The awards show he was a top 3 player at his position, won a championship, and had a great peak with a couple of years I would consider dominant. I think he just barely gets in.

[Charles]

I'll say yes but it's very close and also very weird considering the amount of teams that he ended up on. He was a hell of a shooter though for the SG position and he would just fill up the statsheet. He was also able to get a few nice awards and a title so that kind of bumps it up to that level for me.

[ucfinfan86]

I didn’t think of him as a HOFer at all but then the numbers made it close. I’m voting no but open to changing my vote

[carmelo115]

I’d say yes. Got the title and with how stacked SGs are here, he was able to get some ASGs and All League teams

[John1974]

Voted no but so closes he was 2nd tier level when compared to other SG's