Golden State Warriors' all-time starting 5

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry

#2 Shooting Guard - Klay Thompson

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Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson was the only one on this list who had some competition at his position. Monta Ellis was tremendous at the shooting guard position for the Warriors from 2005 to 2012 but at the end of the day, Thompson was just more valuable and efficient.

In this era of the NBA, Thompson is the perfect shooting guard. He can shoot the ball efficiently, drive to the hole, he has the mid-range game and probably his most valuable asset is his defense. At 6-foot 7 inches, he's quite long for his position and has good lateral quickness to corner or lockdown the opponents' wings.

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A two-time Champion, Thompson has been selected to three All-Star games and to two All-NBA teams. He's arguably the greatest catch and shoot player in the league right now, and easily ranks amongst the greatest pure shooters EVER.

At the time of writing, he has averaged 19.1 points on 45.5% shooting in 476 games for the Warriors.

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Edited by Yash Matange
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