Klay Thompson
Age 36 · 6'7" · 215 lb · USA
Pick #11, 2011 Draft · Rookie 2012 · 934 games · 158 playoff games
DPM · #336 of 530
-1.3Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -0.63
- -0.69 before the first game, -1.32 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.24
- Nov 29 vs LAC · 26 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.31
- Mar 23 vs GSW · 28 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.06
- Last 20 games, vs 0.08 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-1.3 at age 36 in 2025-26 ranks 107th of 189 age-36 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Glen Rice, 2002-03.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice 2002-03 | 35 | -1.4 | -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Devin Harris 2018-19 | 36 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Antawn Jamison 2012-13 | 36 | -1.2 | -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Michael Finley 2008-09 | 36 | -1.7 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| JJ Redick 2019-20 | 36 | -1.1 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Brent Barry 2007-08 | 36 | -0.6 | -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Carmelo Anthony 2019-20 | 36 | -1.6 | -2.4, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Bobby Jackson 2008-09 | 36 | -1.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 81 |
| Donyell Marshall 2008-09 | 35 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| John Starks 2000-01 | 35 | -1.4 | -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Klay's 2025-26 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.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Klay Thompson's seasons, at the same age.
- Cedric Coward MEM like his 2011-12 90
- Lauri Markkanen UTA like his 2018-19 81
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
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
- $4.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $16.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$12.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.3
- Projected
- Retires at
- 36.7
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 36 | 69 | 21.7 | -1.32 | -0.74 | -0.58 | 107th of 189 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 35 | 72 | 27.3 | -0.68 | +0.37 | -1.05 | 103rd of 243 |
| 2023-24 | GSW | 34 | 77 | 29.7 | -0.42 | +0.77 | -1.19 | 136th of 336 |
| 2022-23 | GSW | 33 | 69 +13 | 33.0 | +0.52 | +0.86 | -0.34 | 103rd of 406 |
| 2021-22 | GSW | 32 | 32 +22 | 29.4 | +0.48 | +1.18 | -0.69 | 163rd of 530 |
| 2020-21 | GSW | 31 | 0 | — | +0.51 | +0.19 | +0.32 | — |
| 2019-20 | GSW | 30 | 0 | — | +1.30 | +1.51 | -0.21 | — |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 29 | 78 +21 | 34.0 | +1.15 | +1.58 | -0.43 | 174th of 774 |
| 2017-18 | GSW | 28 | 73 +21 | 34.3 | +1.54 | +1.92 | -0.38 | 156th of 858 |
| 2016-17 | GSW | 27 | 78 +17 | 34.0 | +2.62 | +2.90 | -0.28 | 82nd of 924 |
| 2015-16 | GSW | 26 | 80 +24 | 33.3 | +3.35 | +4.13 | -0.79 | 47th of 1010 |
| 2014-15 | GSW | 25 | 77 +21 | 31.9 | +3.46 | +3.48 | -0.02 | 41st of 1078 |
| 2013-14 | GSW | 24 | 81 +7 | 35.4 | +1.91 | +1.89 | +0.02 | 95th of 1185 |
| 2012-13 | GSW | 23 | 82 +12 | 35.8 | +0.15 | +0.35 | -0.20 | 268th of 1100 |
| 2011-12 | GSW | 22 | 66 | 24.4 | -0.53 | +0.74 | -1.27 | 299th 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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 14.6 projected minutes and a pace of 95.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24.9 | 7.2 |
| Rebounds | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Offensive | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Assists | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 3-pt attempts | 16.3 | 4.7 |
| FG attempts | 22.7 | 6.6 |
| FT attempts | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.8% · 35.8% · 82.4% | |