Klay Thompson

Miami Heat · G-F

Age 36 · 6'7" · 215 lb · USA

Pick #11, 2011 Draft · Rookie 2012 · 935 games · 158 playoff games

DPM · #375 of 519

-1.7

Offense -0.9 Defense -0.8 Last played Oct 21, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Michael Finley 2008-09	36	-1.3	-2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	89
Carmelo Anthony 2019-20	36	-1.7	-2.8, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
JJ Redick 2020-21	36	-1.8	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	85
Brent Barry 2008-09	37	-1.4	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	85
Steven Smith 2004-05	36	-2.4	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	84
Antawn Jamison 2012-13	36	-1.4	-1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Anthony Parker 2011-12	36	-1.7	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Devin Harris 2018-19	36	-1.6	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Bobby Jackson 2008-09	36	-1.5	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	82
Clifford Robinson 2003-04	37	-1.6	-3.8, -3.6, -5.2, under 10 games, under 10 games	82

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Klay's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Klay Thompson's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Klay Thompson MIA Self

-1.7DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:22.3points4.6rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Georges Niang GSW ↗

-1.2DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:22.0points6.7rebounds2.5assistsP/R/A
85.4
3 Taurean Prince DET ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:18.0points6.4rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A
84.6
4 Tim Hardaway Jr. MIA ↗

-1.2DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:23.4points4.9rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
84.2
5 Buddy Hield CHI ↗

-1.1DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:21.2points6.5rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
82.4
6 Bradley Beal LAC ↗

-1.6DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:22.7points5.1rebounds4.9assistsP/R/A
81.1
7 Royce O'Neale CHA ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:18.3points8.0rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A
80.9
8 Jordan Clarkson NYK ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:22.9points5.8rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
80.6
9 Khris Middleton WAS ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:20.9points7.4rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
80.0
10 Bogdan Bogdanovic HOU ↗

-0.6DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.9points6.3rebounds5.3assistsP/R/A
77.7

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Klay Thompson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $2.7M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $21.6M; Actual
Surplus: -$18.9M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.3; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 0.9; Projected
Retires at: 37.7; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Klay Thompson, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	MIA	36	1	16.3	-1.53	-0.89	-0.65	—
2025-26	DAL	36	69	21.7	-1.43	-0.81	-0.63	120th of 189
2024-25	DAL	35	72	27.3	-0.75	+0.55	-1.30	120th of 243
2023-24	GSW	34	77	29.7	-0.57	+0.69	-1.26	161st of 337
2022-23	GSW	33	69 +13	33.0	+0.66	+1.03	-0.38	101st of 405
2021-22	GSW	32	32 +22	29.4	+0.84	+1.14	-0.29	139th of 530
2020-21	GSW	31	0	—	+0.83	+0.47	+0.36	—
2019-20	GSW	30	0	—	+1.07	+1.41	-0.34	—
2018-19	GSW	29	78 +21	34.0	+1.09	+1.54	-0.45	190th of 774
2017-18	GSW	28	73 +21	34.3	+1.79	+2.18	-0.39	139th of 858
2016-17	GSW	27	78 +17	34.0	+3.16	+3.44	-0.28	63rd of 924
2015-16	GSW	26	80 +24	33.3	+3.58	+4.18	-0.60	44th of 1010
2014-15	GSW	25	77 +21	31.9	+3.74	+3.84	-0.10	34th of 1077
2013-14	GSW	24	81 +7	35.4	+1.86	+1.75	+0.11	104th of 1185
2012-13	GSW	23	82 +12	35.8	-0.25	+0.20	-0.44	366th of 1100
2011-12	GSW	22	66	24.4	-0.38	+0.76	-1.14	276th of 813

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 16.7 projected minutes and a pace of 102.0.

Klay Thompson, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	22.3	7.9
Rebounds	4.6	1.6
Offensive	0.7	0.2
Defensive	3.9	1.4
Assists	3.0	1.1
Steals	1.1	0.4
Blocks	0.7	0.3
Turnovers	2.0	0.7
3-pt attempts	15.7	5.6
FG attempts	19.6	7.0
FT attempts	1.5	0.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%	40.1% · 37.8% · 83.4%