Klay Thompson has spoken in regards to the similarities between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Steph Curry, as he prepares to develop into teammates with Giannis in Miami.
“They each have comparable influence on the sport,” Thompson stated Tuesday in his introductory press convention to Miami. “I play with, I feel Giannis may be the third MVP I’ve been in a position to play with now, which is actually cool. His inside scoring is without doubt one of the greatest ever, and his bounce shot is enormously improved now. You possibly can’t sag off him such as you used to. He’ll punish you, and he’s simply an unimaginable expertise who has a fantastic will to win.
“And I like being round guys like that who go away all of it on the ground to actually care in regards to the craft, and that’s what attracts me too. So I don’t take this position I’ve evenly,” Thompson continued. “I’m simply…not simply completely satisfied to be right here, however I’m simply thrilled to have an outlined position on this group to attempt to assist guys with my expertise and assist information the group by a rollercoaster of a season as a result of it’s by no means straightforward while you’re attempting to chase what we’re attempting to do.”
Giannis and Steph aren’t the one ones being in contrast.
Since his transfer to Miami, the comparisons to Klay and Ray Allen, which have been made earlier than, are getting stronger.
“In fact I like these comparisons. I like Ray Allen. Are you kidding me? Him and Reggie had been the blueprint for my complete off-ball system. It provides me chills I’m even in the identical sentence as Ray as a result of when you instructed me this my rookie season, I’d’ve by no means believed you,” Thompson stated to ESPN South Florida about getting in comparison with Allen.
“Ray has one of many best photographs in historical past, and I nonetheless follow that again pedal drill he did in Sport 6 of 2013. I like these comparisons.”
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