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Basketball Biography Books Free Ebook Library Klay Thompson: The Incredible Story Of One Of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters (Basketball Biography Books) Learn the Incredible Story of the Golden State Warriors’ Star Shooting Guard Klay Thompson!Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device!In Klay Thompson: The Incredible Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters, you'll read about the inspirational story of Klay Thompson. This unauthorized biography of Klay Thompson highlights his quick ascent into the league as a sharp shooter. Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry form arguably the most dangerous backcourt in the NBA due to their impressive ability to shoot and make three-pointers. It isn’t uncommon to find the Warriors down more than ten points with only a few minutes to go, and yet still win the game behind a three-point shoot out led by the Splash Brothers. With a recent four-year, $70 million contract that he signed in the 2014-2015 NBA season, Klay Thompson still has much to prove, with his prime still to come. It will be incredibly exciting to follow the young career of this sharp shooter. Golden State’s cast of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green led by Steve Kerr will be an exciting team to watch for several more years to come. The franchise has had great success in recent years, capturing championships in 2015 and 2017.Read on to learn about Klay Thompson’s journey into the league, to his college years at Washington State before ultimately propelling into the NBA. Here is a preview of what is inside this book: Childhood and High School Years College Years at Washington State Klay Thompson’s NBA Career The Rise of Klay Thompson First All-Star Appearance, Championship Season Helping the Warriors Break a Record, Failure to go Back-to-Back Welcoming Kevin Durant, Forming the Super Team of the Century Klay’s Personal Life Klay Thompson’s Impact on Basketball Klay Thompson’s Legacy & Future An excerpt from the book:The most lethal weapon in the NBA is the three-point shot. The three-point line has been growing in popularity since its inception during the 1979-80 NBA season. It was rarely utilized back in the 80's but became a secondary threat in the 90's when shooters such as Chris Mullin and Reggie Miller made the shot famous. During the 2000's, its usage increased with run-and-gun systems such as Don Nelson’s Golden State Warriors and the Mike D'Antoni Phoenix Suns. However, the popular belief back then was that the three-point shot was not a reliable weapon to be used by championship teams.But in today's modern era of basketball, the three-point shot has been used more than it has ever been in the past. The best teams in the league adopt the three-point shot as a primary weapon today where the concept of pace-and-space has been widely used. The Miami Heat won back-to-back titles by surrounding LeBron James with shooters. The San Antonio Spurs then attained a title in 2014 by spacing the floor well with shooters while moving the ball so quickly that defenses were not able to react.Arguably the greatest team to have ever used the three-point shot the most lethal weapon is basketball are today's Golden State Warriors team. While it has always been a widespread belief that a jump shooting team cannot win a championship, the Warriors did it in 2015 by making their three-pointers at a high rate. Of course, it does not hurt to have Stephen Curry, who is probably the greatest shooter in league history. However, a player that has shown the ability to make the three-point shot just as well as any other guard in league history is Klay Thompson, the primary shooting guard of the Golden State Warriors.Tags: Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, David Lee, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr, Mychal Thompson File Size: 426 KB Print Length: 120 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Calvintir Books, LLC (December 13, 2014) Publication Date: December 13, 2014 Sold by: Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B00QZKEWYE Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Enabled Lending: Enabled Screen Reader: Supported Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #99,787 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Sports & Outdoors > Basketball #16 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Sports & Outdoor > Basketball #16 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Children's Nonfiction > Sports & Activities > Sports "Klay Thompson: The Incredible Story" is all about the up and coming guard of the Golden State Warriors who is the model of hard work and ethics in the world of professional basketball. It is interesting that he learned a lot about the sport from his father, Mychal Thompson, who was a two-time champion of the Lakers. Not only did Klay improve his game and statistics each year in college and in the NBA, but he was part of the team to win the 2015 NBA finals. While his personal history is short, there is a lot to share about his life and his plays. This includes his influences and basketball heroes.This book is a wealth of resources from his biographical story to his game statistics and critiques. This can be appealing to basketball fans or sport biography readers. It is well written and an interesting read. The story of NBA basketball player Klay Thompson is a valuable read, not because he had to over come hardship or tragedy to get where he is today, but because of the quiet and calm manner in which he has learned and processed the rules and become the success he is today.Klay Thompson was a player who listened to his father, learned his lessons well and has his head on straight. It's refreshing to see an NBA star who learned how to budget and live well within his means from his parents. So many players go bankrupt when their careers are over because they never learned the basic lessons of saving money and budgeting.Klay is also a role model in that he does not get in trouble. There was one recorded incident in college that made such an impact on Klay that he has kept his nose clean and has lived an incredibly tame life for a basketball player.For these reasons alone Klay is a wonderful inspiration and a role model for younger children. This is a great book for adults and children to read to get to know more about Klay, where he came from and what he is about. I am interested in reading biographies, and this one, of Klay Thompson met my expectations! Simple writing that nailed my interest to read his biography! Klay Thompson is a great active leader in NBA, who always worked hard to go at the top. With his hard work and composure, He made already a big impact in NBA, as he is a rare player, with great shooting ability and also can guard very good the best opponent, I can say he can do everything in the match.Klay will be able to continue building on his legacy for years to come. This author always covers everything about the player being featured in the book. This book is a great way to learn about Klay Thompson's entire career! I love Klay My daughter loved the book! Interesting read, most interesting part was about how his finances are handled and the annual income he lives on which is significantly less than what he makes. This is one of the most complete biographies of Klay Thompson I ever read. The author goes in great detail about every important event from his professional and personal life. Klay Thompson is an amazing basketball shooter and his story can inspire a lot of people. He reached the high point of his career very fast. He was able to make amazing three-pointers. He signed a contract until the end of 2015 for the 2014-2015 NBA season. This is a captivating book about his childhood and career. I really love how a simple young man transformed into a successful well-known basketball star. 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