When Warriors star Klay Thompson was drafted in 2011, coach Steve Kerr was an NBA analyst working primarily with TNT and NBA TV.
Kerr clearly was blown away by Thompson’s talent during this broadcast of one of the Warriors’ NBA Summer League games.
What’s better than rookie Klay buckets?
Rookie Klay buckets as narrated by Coach Kerr ud83eudd18 pic.twitter.com/dCYM6ILzvn— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 23, 2020[RELATED: Draymond Green, Dennis Rodman cut from same cloth]
Just three years later, Kerr would leave the booth and take over as the Warriors’ head coach, helping Thompson bring three championships to the Bay Area.