The Warriors are off and running by leading the league in wins. Golden State sits atop of the elite with a phenomenal 23-3 record behind their main guys, the “Splash Brothers”. Although the entire team has shown their depth and ability to pitch in, on a daily basis, their strongest weapons comes from the Steph and Klay.
Many have already penciled Curry in as the league’s MVP. Does this have any impact on his fellow backcourt mate? According to an interview with ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss, Thompson has no issues with sharing the spotlight as his main focus is winning and reaching the ultimate pinnacle of success:
You and Steph obviously have a good relationship, but is it ever hard to share the spotlight at all?
Nah. We’re 22-3, I don’t care. The spotlight will come.
Was it tempting at all to be the man in Minnesota?
You can be the guy, be the All-Star and miss the playoffs for six years.
And then be blamed for it.
Yeah, you know? So it’s like, “That was not tempting to me.” I know to win a championship, you’re not going to do it alone. You’re going to have to have a great supporting cast. For me, it’s not tough for me to share the spotlight with Steph. I know how good he is, and I benefit off playing with him so much that he makes me better and I think I make him better. So for me, it’s easy for me to let him do his thing. That’s why we’re here. I mean, we could probably be a … in my mind, we’d probably be a top-10 team without him. But with him, I feel like we’re the best team. That’s why he should be the MVP. That’s why he’s been so good for us.
Thompson is just in his fourth year in the league. It’s surprising to see a player with his head on the right way and placing his ego aside. This offseason, the Warriors refused to trade the rising star for Kevin Love and extended Thompson’s contract to a 4 year, $70 million contract.
Thompson’s entire career has been beside Steph and both are seeing the success unfold before their eyes. Klay’s father Mychal Thompson may have a large part in Klay’s mindset. Mychal won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1987 and 1988. With TMC disbanding so early, the Warriors and more importantly, the fan base deserves to keep the duo together for as long as possible.