“That’s what you get when you pass on Klay and Steph” Mychal Thompson trolls Timberwolves with brutally honest draft-mistake


“That’s what you get when you pass on Klay and Steph” Mychal Thompson trolls Timberwolves with brutally honest draft-mistake

The Golden State Warriors have done a spot on job building a franchise over the last decade. So far they have won four titles with the most recent one fresh out of the 2021-22 season and three in the last eight years. They also earned the name of being one of the greatest teams to have ever played together on the court.

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Stephen Curry with the FMVP Award
Stephen Curry with the FMVP Award

Stephen Curry has been a guarantee reason why the Dubs have been successful becoming a tool of attraction with his masterful scoring and shooting ability. The player also became the league first ever back to back unanimous MVP. Of course, his counterpart in Klay Thompson has also established a name for himself as one of the greatest shooters of the game. Imagine a scenario with these two playing for a completely different franchise.

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Minnesota Timberwolves pass on Curry and Thompson in respective NBA drafts

Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson

The Minnesota Timberwolves had made their first appearance in the playoffs after 14-years. But the dry spell would not have lasted as long as it if they front office simply made a better choice. Steph entered the league in the year 2009 but was not a very impressive prospect due to his physique and injury prone nature. Being drafted 7th overall, the Wolves missed out on a very good opportunity having the 5th and 6th which they could have used to acquire Curry.

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Ricky Rubio was chosen over the Chef as their point guard which was a decent pick but not the best. When Klay was drafted in 2011, Minnesota missed out a very good pick that was unfortunately pushed to the 11th spot. Many teams questioned his ability on defense which kept them away from drafting him. But he is now known for his shooting capabilities, off-ball movement, catch and release ability and defense.

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Mychal Thompson trolls the Timberwolves for passing over the Splash Brothers

Klay Thompson and his father Mychal Thompson

The existence of the Splash Brothers has only been a problem in the league and a benefit for the Golden State Warriors. But once again, the Wolves gave up a very good piece in Andrew Wiggins to the Warriors who fit in just right to fill a void in defense and back up scoring. The three players recently won a championship together and it might seem like a foolish decision to have looked over them.

Mychal Thompson, a former Los Angeles Lakers big man and father of Klay Thompson trolled the T-Wolves on his latest findings. He took to Twitter saying, “Ya no the Warriors gotta send a ring to Minnesota… Y… Well, they PASSED on Steff and Klay in the draft AND they traded Wiggins to G State… So yeah… Minnesota shud get a ring too.”

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