The wind came out of the Golden State Warriors’ sails early on draft day when Klay Thompson hurt his Achilles tendon during a pickup game in Los Angeles. Thompson missed all of last year after tearing his ACL during Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals and had been working towards returning in time for the 2020-2021 season.
His injury means he will miss two-consecutive seasons in his prime. Klay will be 31 by the time the 2021-22 season begins and will not have played an NBA game in roughly 28 months if he is ready by October of 2021.