Klay Thompson played a major role in directly keeping three Larry O'Brien Trophies out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' hands. The player who victimized those LeBron James-led teams has quickly looked like a player far removed from his best days in 2025-26.
In 2015, Thompson helped the baby version of the Golden State Warriors dynasty take down an undermanned Cavaliers team in the NBA Finals. A herculean effort by LeBron, who was without his co-stars, went absolutely wasted.
In 2017, after the Cavaliers got revenge in 2016, Thompson shot a red-hot 42.5 percent from beyond the arc when the Warriors won the NBA Finals in a comfortable five-game gentleman's sweep.