2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% (FGA) | FT% (FTA) | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 15 | .400 (7.7) | .800 (0.6) | 2.2 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Thompson averaged 11.7 points and 2.9 threes in 21.7 minutes across 69 games in 2025-26, but shot 39.3% overall and started only eight times.
This is the Dallas branch of a two-branch projection. Traded or bought out: zero Dallas value; the shooting minutes go to Biberović and Christie with a marginal lift to Sasser. His value in a new uniform depends entirely on that team's spacing needs and is not modelled here.
Correction 2026-07-18: cut from 58 GP × 18 MPG to 38 × 15 and split into branches. Marc Stein reports Dallas is actively seeking a Thompson trade, lists him with Gafford and Washington as the players Dallas is most open to moving, and does not rule out a buyout if nothing materialises by August or September (Yahoo Sports, July 2026). The prior line gave a near-full Dallas season to a player the front office is trying to remove. Miami has been linked only in a buyout scenario; Golden State and Denver have also been floated. His $17.4M expiring is Dallas's cleanest matching salary.
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: three-point streamer; negative FG% can erase much of the benefit. Low turnovers and low-volume FT% are minor positives.
- Points: matchup-only streamer because rebounds, assists, and defensive events are scarce.
- Dynasty: minimal value at age 36; contenders can hold only if threes are a weekly need.
Role, floor, ceiling, uncertainty
- Median role: 15-minute movement-shooting reserve, if he is still on the roster at opening night.
- Floor: traded or bought out before camp ends; no Dallas games at all.
- Ceiling: 22–24 MPG and three-plus threes if Biberović struggles, Dallas finds no trade, and the team needs maximum spacing.
- Main swing: roster status, not role. Dallas is shopping him. Secondarily, new coach Dusty May has no obligation to preserve a reputation role, and Biberović's signing provides a younger version of the same scarce team function.
Sources
- Klay Thompson 2025-26 statistics — 69-game baseline; accessed July 18, 2026.
- NBA Dallas roster — official current roster; accessed July 18, 2026.
- Marc Stein on Dallas's Thompson stance — July 2026; trade preferred, buyout not ruled out.
- Dallas signs Biberović — July 10, 2026 rotation-changing transaction.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Three seasons at Washington State — 12.5 points as a freshman in 2008-09, 19.6 as a sophomore, 21.6 points with 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a junior in 2010-11. College splits of .424/.390/.827. Two-time first-team All-Pac-10; set the WSU single-season scoring record with 733 points and finished third on the school's all-time list. Number retired by Washington State in 2020. Draft: 2011, first round, 11th overall, Golden State.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 21 | GSW | 66 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .443 | .868 | 1.6 |
| 2012-13 | 22 | GSW | 82 | 35.8 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | .422 | .841 | 1.9 |
| 2013-14 | 23 | GSW | 81 | 35.4 | 18.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 | .444 | .795 | 1.7 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | GSW | 77 | 31.9 | 21.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | .463 | .879 | 1.9 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | GSW | 80 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.5 | .470 | .873 | 1.7 |
| 2016-17 | 26 | GSW | 78 | 34.0 | 22.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 | .468 | .853 | 1.6 |
| 2017-18 | 27 | GSW | 73 | 34.3 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | .488 | .837 | 1.8 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | GSW | 78 | 34.0 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | .467 | .816 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | GSW | 32 | 29.4 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | .429 | .902 | 1.3 |
| 2022-23 | 32 | GSW | 69 | 33.0 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.4 | .436 | .879 | 1.8 |
| 2023-24 | 33 | GSW | 77 | 29.7 | 17.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 | .432 | .927 | 1.5 |
| 2024-25 | 34 | DAL | 72 | 27.3 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | .412 | .905 | 1.2 |
| 2025-26 | 35 | DAL | 69 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | .393 | .766 | 0.9 |
| Career | 934 | 31.4 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | .448 | .858 | 1.6 |
Accolades: four championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), five All-Star selections (2015-2019), two All-NBA Third Teams (2015, 2016), All-Defensive Second Team (2019), All-Rookie First Team (2012), 2016 Three-Point Contest winner. Holds the record for points in a quarter (37) and for three-pointers in a game (14).
Durability: Available almost every night for his first eight seasons — never below 66 games. He then missed two full seasons: a torn left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals wiped out 2019-20, and a torn right Achilles in a November 2020 workout wiped out 2020-21. He returned in January 2022, which is why 2021-22 shows only 32 games. Since returning he has been durable again — 69, 77, 72 and 69 games — so the recent decline is age and role, not availability.
Trajectory: The scoring curve has fallen in a straight line since the Achilles: 21.9 to 17.9 to 14.0 to 11.7, with minutes down to 21.7 and field-goal percentage to a career-low .393. What survives is the one elite skill — he still made 2.9 threes a game in under 22 minutes, a rate almost nobody sustains off the bench — but everything around it is gone, with rebounds, assists and steals all at career lows. At 36 he is a movement shooter and nothing else. The complication for 2026-27 is roster status rather than role: Dallas is shopping him and has not ruled out a buyout, and Tarik Biberović was signed to do the same job younger. He returns fantasy value only as a three-point streamer, and only if he stays somewhere that needs spacing badly enough to give him 22-plus minutes.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Does Thompson remain in Dallas through camp?
- Which shooter defends well enough to close: Thompson or Biberović?
- Can his FG% rebound above 41%?