Klay Thompson will turn 36 this season. It feels like we blinked, and the future Hall-of-Famer is suddenly on the downturn of his NBA career. And while Thompson can still be highly productive in the correct role (he averaged 14 points per game and shot 39.1% from 3-point range last season), it's becoming increasingly clear that Thompson shouldn't be asked to shoulder as much of an offensive burden as he has in recent years.
The Mavericks, through six games, seem to understand that. Despite starting each game, Thompson is averaging just over 20 minutes per game and just under 10 field goal attempts per contest, both numbers that would be career lows for him.