its hard to compare Klay to Booker because even though Booker is universally seen as a top 20, maybe top 10 player, A: Klay has never been a number 1 option, so we don't know what Klay with more playmaking responsibilities looks like, and B: Prime Klay was one of the best defenders at the guard position in the NBA and Bookers has been an average to downright terrible defender at times.
This is facts right here. Klay will always be one of the most difficult players to rank all time because he basically never had any dribble ability and never had to do any sort of playmaking so what we’ve seen of his playmaking is below average. This translates to usually being a really bad first option but being the most elite catch and shoot player ever along with top tier defense and a strong first step also makes him one of the best pure second options ever. Hard to tell which one is more valuable
You couldn't give klay his own team. This is not a knock on him but he is the ultimate roleplayer, the greatest 3 and D player ever. He knocks down shots and is a versatile and effective defender. He won a 3 point shooting contest and got an all-D selection. At least in the modern NBA that guy can't be your first option. But as a second option or even 3rd he is a beast.
The Reggie Miller take is so bad, Reggie is one of the most impressive offensive players ever, he just was like Jimmy Butler, and he just saved energy for the playoffs, his playoffs numbers are out off this world
@TheRebounders6734Booker never been a top 3 player either so what was the point of saying that?, your smoking some good shit if you think Booker was ever better than prime Klay
Guys, Klay's lack of a versatile and consistent offensive game when he is the focus of a defense has been exposed multiple times. He is a good finisher, but nothing incredible that would make his drive game great, coupled with his iffy mid range numbers (they fluctuate a lot), and his subpar handles. Dude would be a slightly weaker JB with better defense
I think people severely underrate Klays ability to put the ball on the floor. In his prime he was only such a threat because if you closed out too hard or played his hip he'd get to the rim consistently. He just wasnt flashy and is best known for his 2 dribble 60 point crazy games so people rememeber him wrongly.
Bro it’s like ppl don’t understand the difference between comparisons and ceilings, comparisons are how the style of play are similar, ceilings is the ability to reach that level that player reached in talent accolades, or both, we need to go back to English class cuz I see this all over and it gets me mad how ppl don’t understand the difference
I always wished we could see Klay run his own team being the number 1 option, but when the rings are coming it’s hard to want to get out. Might be one of the best option 2 players ever.
@@Aymungoos how is he not? He is on the same level shooting wise if not better, can very easily emulate the plays pacers ran with Reggie, a much better defender, and a capable scorer and has many highlights throughout his career so how is it disrespect?
@@Aymungooshow is it disrespect? klay is the better shooter and defender. i love reggie and with the way he played, it’s easy to slot in klay’s skillset into the same plays ran for reggie.
The porzingis comp is pretty solid. Obviously nowhere close to dirk offensively, but stylistically, that’s not a Bad way of describing his game. Especially before injury sapped him of much of his bounce
thanks for killing that Klay top 10 talk. he was uniquely valuable in his role at the peak of his powers but Book is doing things he just isn’t capable of
@@kohsmoger1567 In order to be a first option you have to be able to actually create off the dribble. There is literally zero evidence of him ever being able to do that consistently, let alone good enough to lead a team to the 1 seed
@@hb-roboreggie didn’t dribble but he was the first option. klay has also improved his handles and became the primary ball handler when steph was injured and poole was on the bench.
@@kohsmoger1567i mean curry played 56 games this last season, so klay became their first option for a quarter of 2022 - 2023 i think he have winning record on those
Klay is only better than Booker as a spot up, and that's literally Klay's role on the team. Book could match Klay shooting if he'd work on straight spotting up all game but I don't think Klay can match in play-making and clutch. Klay shoots so quick I think he could match book in shooting-off-thr-dribble tho
It's hard to do that if he had Kevin Durant and Stepehn curry. He just came out a crazy injury so of course he is not doing that. Btw work on your grammer
@@DannyOnwuka-vw4by yeah bruh last i checked playing with Curry and KD makes you less efficient. Klay never even touched 60% TS. also talking about fixing grammar and shit, dumbass BOOKER PLAYS NEXT TO KD. fuck kind of excuse is that. 34 PTS on 69% TS is better than Klay ever could have put up, pre injury, with KD, without KD, with Steph, without Steph. he is not on that level.
Booker isn't top 10 right now but he's definitely top 15. Prime Klay was top 15. Give me prime Klay over book rn even though book in my eyes is the better first option player
Definitely agree with the point about Book, and while I think Klay is probably a better defender, he really only caps out at 25 points per 75 on league average efficiency, while we’ve seen Book hit 28 or 29 on efficiency a level above that. Plus, Klay’s free throw rate has always been pretty low, 3-4 ft per 100 (lack of rim pressure), while Reggie was always up at 2-3x that number and improved in the playoffs.
Klay would be a terrible first option. His handle is weak and he wouldn't have an entire system dedicated to catering to his strengths. Booker clears any version of Klay easily
@@ashersmasher2313then give him screener just like Reggie. Also Klay defence is way better than Booker. And obviously Booker is not that Clutch or Hotter Shooter than Klay.
Klay Thompson is one of the most overrated players in history. Career 19/3/2 guy who played alongside 2 MVPs, 3 Finals MVPs, DPOY, Coach of the Year and was always the 3rd to 5th best guy on his own team. He's not a playmaker, can't get his own shot, can't drive, can't rebound, not a rim protector, can't play in the post, can't defend the post. A team that has any version of Klay Thompson as their best player would be a team that's last place in the NBA and you know damn well that's true.
As a Klay fan I might be bias. But if he had his own team during his prime who knows what his ceiling might be? Remember how many dribbles he needed to score big… on a team where he is #1 and cp3 is #2 I think he is better than Book.
I’m a pretty big Booker hater admittedly and no prime Klay is not close to Booker rn, plz just go look at playoff stats real quick. It’s just not close, klay was a better defender in his prime but the offensive difference is crazy. And yes I know Klay can go off at any second but look at averages it’s not even close
My thing with Klay is I feel like if he got bookers shot attempts - he has the potential to be even more efficient. His game translates to literally any basketball team flawlessly
Prime Klay kinda shits on Booker ngl. Great offense and great defense. You’re not getting both with Booker. Also 37 in a quarter??? Prime Klay was different man.
I remember KP out hustling teammates in front of him to get a chase down block. Obviously he’s not Dirk but he became our best player after they booed him. We did not deserve him at all 😂
kristaps was actually finna be nasty asf till he got hurt and also putting on a weight kinda messed up his mechanics a bit than when he got to Dallas they just wanted him to be a spot up shooter he can hit threes but he not a sniper he about average to above average shooter
DBook's "offensive load" was carrying Phoenix to a lottery pick every year. With that being said it's not all of his fault though. The front office can't draft to save their lives
that just sounds like a hate comment. So you acknowledge the team being bad but then being ironic to book? Plus his offensive game is much better than 4 years ago
@@aarong2114 Not most but some I could name. I'm not saying he's bad but to say he was " Leading his team" isn't impressive. Hell we watched Jeremy Grant do that. But the run he had in the bubble lit a fire under him.
klay disrespect is crazy, second option on 73 win team that literally completed basketball. lead guard defender (all nba defender) and offered switchability even against 4's and smaller 5's. him and kd will always be the first guys i think of when i think of plug in players for all-time teams next to jordan bron and the lot. we dont know what he couldve done if he was handed the keys to a franchise early in his career to lean from his mistakes and grow his game. andd then get the suns super team at the perfect time like booker did. i love booker, but klay was definetly top 10 in his prime.
If I’m putting together a team and get to choose from potentially other top-tier teammates I’m picking Klay every time. But if I have to pick one of the two to start with and BUILD a team around them, then yeah I’m choosing Booker. I do think Booker will be one of the best players in the league, maybe even THE best. But as of last season I wouldn’t say he’s better than prime Klay!
@@DBZSTAYExactly and Klay he low-key dont care about atats, the difference between Booker and klay is Booker can dribble but Klay is a catch and shoot he only need 1 or 2 dribbles to find his shooting position.
Remember injury. Idk why knicks fan hate him. He got traded. He didnt ask for a trad he got traded. Plus before his injury, he gave it all to the knick at a point where his body cant handle it. Then he got acl. Ed
hard to convince people how good he was if they haven't seen it for themselves. he was one of the most efficient scorers of all time, one of the best playoff performers of all time, but people don't care because he didn't win.
