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Jason Thompson the new David Lee on Warriors: 'It’s tough'

When things are rolling, you don’t really make adjustments. You kind of just learn through it. It’s part of the mental adversity, per se.

OAKLAND –- He is the last big man on the bench, rarely leaving his front-row seat, where he usually can be found cheering for a Warriors team reaching unprecedented heights.

He’s a veteran accustomed to being a starter on losing teams.

It’s as if Jason Thompson, given the similarities, is the new David Lee.

Though he didn’t come to the Warriors directly through the July 27 trade of Lee, Thompson is inheriting virtually the same role Lee had last season: Be ready when called, though it won’t be often.