Klay Thompson decided to play respects to one of his favorite players growing up
Because the Mavs employ Irving, who wears Thompson's No. 11 in Dallas, Klay was forced to find a new jersey number. He settled on"Well, Kyrie took my number... no I'm just kidding. It's a change for me. I'm not mad at the change, I'm actually excited for it. It's been a lot of great 31s in this franchise's history. Jason Terry won a championship wearing that number, and we play very similar styles as far as the off-guard position, spacing the floor, shooting.
Thompson currently sits sixth all-time in three-pointers made with Reggie Miller the name above his. If he can keep up his average of 3.5 made three-pointers per game from last season, Thompson should pass Miller about 22 games into the season.said in a radio interview on Monday that Reggie Miller was one of Klay's "Basketball idols," so it has to be special for him to wear 31.
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