Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Opening Week

5. Klay Thompson: Slump? Or Sign Of Things To Come?

The Warriors have uncharacteristically struggled from three-point range so far (more on that in a minute), and at the forefront of those shooting woes has been Klay Thompson.

With the addition of Kevin Durant to an already star-studded starting lineup, it was reasonable to expect sacrifices from everyone to make it work. Thompson, on the other hand, boldly stated he wasn’t “sacrificing s**t” because his game wasn’t going to change.

Thompson’s game hasn’t looked all that different through four games, as he still toes the line between “shooters shoot” and “good God that’s a terrible shot.” However, his numbers have suffered nevertheless.

Through the first week of the season, Thompson is averaging 16.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, while shooting only 40.9 percent from the field and 3-for-28 from three-point range (10.7 percent). Last year, Klay put up a career-high 22.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game on .470/.425/.873 shooting splits.

Thompson hasn’t really had to sacrifice, per se. He’s only taking 0.8 fewer shots and 1.1 fewer threes per game than he did last year. He dropped 28 in the team’s win over NOLA, so more than likely, this is just a random off streak for Thompson. As the league’s second-best three-point shooter, it’s only a matter of time before he gets things going again.