Milwaukee Bucks guard Jason Terry is not aboard the Klay Thompson hype train.
Thompson believes he's the best shooting guard in the league, but Terry isn't buying it.
He made an appearance on SiriusXM Radio Wednesday to talk about the NBA, and didn't hold back with his thoughts about the notion that Thompson is a better shooting guard than ex-Rockets teammate James Harden:
He’s not leading s–t. If he doesn’t make shots, how effective is he? Go watch Klay Thompson versus James Harden from last year and see what James did to him. Every time James got by him, you know who was there? Draymond Green or Andrew Bogut.
Let’s see what happens this time around.
Terry isn't saying Thompson can't play, and even complimented his dead eye jump shooting:
I’m not a Klay Thompson hater. It’s just when you put him up against James Harden, there’s no comparison.
Terry believes every word that he said, and while Thompson didn't carry the full load of the offense for the Warriors, the numbers in comparison aren't far off.
What Terry did not mention is the difference in defensive skill between the two, where Harden has taken much criticism for seemingly not giving much attention to that part of his game.
Klay Thompson vs. James Harden: 2015-16 Statistics
| PLAYER | G | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klay Thompson | 80 | 33.1 | 22.1 | 47 | 42.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 18.6 |
| James Harden | 82 | 38.1 | 29 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
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