Klay Thompson, a player of the Golden State Warriors and a member of the Splash Brothers, is savoring his NBA career. Klay is carrying on his father’s athletic tradition as the son of former athletes Mychal Thompson and Julie Thompson, who played Division I volleyball and the NBA, respectively. Julie, his mother, was a standout volleyball player at Ridgefield High School while his father was a prosperous NBA player. After graduating from high school, Julie spent her undergraduate years playing for the Universities of Portland and San Francisco.
Along with his dad, his brothers are avid athletes. After going undrafted in 2011, older brother Mychel was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks. He is also a champion in the NBA D-League. While Trayce, his younger brother, began his Major League Baseball career in 2015 and is currently a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mychal has established a solid reputation in the industry by simultaneously acting as a harsh critic and a fervent advocate of his work. Let’s examine Mychal Thompson’s NBA career in more detail since he is the father of Klay Thompson.
Mychal Thompson is a former NBA player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers
Mychal Thompson, his father, was a star basketball player for the Minnesota Gophers in college. His NBA draft year was 1978, and he was raised in a Catholic family. He played for 13 seasons, beginning with the Portland Trail Blazers in the third season, averaging 20.8 points. His last team was the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won back-to-back championships after being traded next to the San Antonio Spurs for a season.
Following his retirement from NBA in 1991, he remained in the basketball industry. He is working as a radio color commentator for the Lakers on broadcast channels like KSPN and KLAC. Besides this, he played a big role in shaping Klay s career. Initially, he wanted him to play for the Lakers like him but supported his draft with the Warriors. The draft, however, proved to be a turning point for his son s career. Klay and his father Mychal are among the father-son duos to win an NBA championship.
#DubNation guard @KlayThompson shares another championship with his father, former NBA player Mychal Thompson! #FathersDay pic.twitter.com/aS9nzHDefq
NBA (@NBA) June 17, 2018
Klay Thompson’s NBA career has been as illustrious as that of his father, who won four championships with the Warriors. In the 2023 conference semifinals, the Warriors and Lakers are now tied 1-1 in their matchup.
