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Golden State Warriors: Klay Thompson’s spot on SI’s top 100 is justified

The Golden State Warriors have benefited greatly from Klay Thompson’s All-Star talents. An all-time great 3-point shooter, Thompson is one of the best shooting guards in the league. This is why fans are shocked that Sports Illustrated ranked him as just the 58th best player in the NBA.

Thompson is a five-time All-Star and three-time NBA champion. Fresh off of a season in which he averaged 21.5 points per game and earned a spot on the NBA’s All-Defensive team, how is that 57 players are considered better than him?

Ahead of Thompson on this list are wildly unproven players such as Otto Porter Jr.