Warriors fans say this about Klay's comeback: Back, everything is back.
Neutral fans say this: This is still a hair, and Klay's state directly awarded the Warriors a championship.
But the skill jun wanted to ask: Do you call this a person who has been seriously injured? Aside from Adu, which seriously injured player would dare to play like this.
Yeah, which player would dare to play like that?
I haven't played a game in nearly three years, and as soon as I played, I scored the first goal of the whole team, there was a breakthrough performance of a single group, and there was a powerful performance of the next person.
Even as soon as he came back, he reached two milestones in succession,
First, the total score of the career regular season exceeded the 12,000 point mark;
Second, the total number of career three-pointers reached 1800.
By the way, he also helped the Warriors win their thirtieth win of the season, and Klay's comeback state is really no one.
Many fans may not have any idea of how strong the Warriors are after Clay's comeback, but the trickster describes it to everyone: the team with the league's first record has joined a super scorer, and this super scorer can adapt to all the tactics of the Warriors.
One of the biggest implications is that as long as Thompson is present, no team dares to easily pack Curry.
The data shows that when Thompson is not on the floor, Curry's true shooting percentage is 61.3%, and when Curry and Thompson are on the floor at the same time, the true shooting rate reaches 65.5%;
Another stat shows that despite being absent for more than 2 years, Klay Thompson still has more three-point shots in the past decade than anyone else in the league.
This is the warrior's two cups of poison, or the bag clip Curry, to withstand Thompson's explosive output;
Or defend Curry alone and accept Stephen's baptism.
By the way, Clay not only had three points today, a dunk, but also a dribble to stop for two points, and a dragon with the ball to the basket under the back single.
This shows that Clay not only recovered his physical condition, but even developed other offensive means during these 941 days.
From this point, it can be seen that after two and a half years of injury, Clay is riveted to make a comeback to dry over the rest of the league.
【Troubled by injuries and illnesses, uncomfortable self-blame】
Pushing the time forward by a month, after the Warriors game, the players and coaches all left the game. Clay sat alone on the bench for a long time, covering his head with a towel and covering his face with his hands. Later, Coach Cole mentioned the matter, saying only: "He is also a human, there will be emotionally fragile times, he cares about the game, training, but in the past two years, these have been taken away by injuries." ”
Yes, in addition to the superhuman brilliance on the basketball court, Clay is also an ordinary person with flesh and blood, he will be painful, he will be uncomfortable, and he will cover his face on the sidelines to blame himself for being unable to play for a long time. I think this self-blame is not only for the team and the fans, but also for Anta's guilt and gratitude.
【Insist on companionship, do not abandon】
As the top signed player under ANTA, he was unable to carry goods on his feet for two consecutive years, which undoubtedly had a huge impact on the promotion of the brand itself.
But ANTA does not care about these, as a very warm enterprise, during Clay's recuperation, ANTA has always insisted on accompanying this spokesperson.
The relationship between Thompson and ANTA is not just a "sneaker brand" and a "spokesperson".
After seven years of cooperation, the two sides have long been part of their future career plans.
It is no exaggeration to say that the cooperative relationship between the two sides can even be used as a "model" for domestic brands to sign foreign stars.
The cooperation between domestic brands and foreign stars in the early days, the so-called signature shoes and star signing, is often only superficial. Domestic brands offer high-paying short contracts to recruit people from the NBA, sign a spokesperson and launch signed shoes to hold China tour activities. This series of operations is only a mechanized use of the fame of the stars to promote their own sneakers.
In actual contact, the design of sneakers, the planning of Chinese tours, the promotion of stars and other aspects are not enough attention, which has caused a long period of time, foreign stars have no brand identity for domestic sneakers. For many stars, the so-called signing is just a business. And how does ANTA treat Thompson?
Pulling back the clock to 2014, when Thompson was still on a rookie contract, he had built up some fame in the jianghu, but not to the point where he signed a contract with the brand and even launched a signature shoe. With a unique vision, Anta took the initiative to contact Thompson, promised to launch a personal signature shoe for him, and built a grand blueprint for him to move forward hand in hand.
Later, Anta's various actions also proved their importance to Thompson.
In order to launch the KT1, ANTA's R&D team spent a full ten months and countless changes, and finally achieved the effect that satisfied Thompson.
Then, ANTA invested heavily in former Adidas senior design director Robbie Fowler to control the design of the KT series boots.
Coincidentally, ANTA and Thompson first reached a cooperation in February 2015, and a few months later, Thompson won the first championship of his career with the team, and the level and popularity of individual competition reached its peak.
Anta hit the iron while it was hot, tailored the China tour activities for Thompson, and the circle-breaking events such as "Beijing Grandfathers" and "Crazy" made Thompson one of the stars with the highest degree of localization and the most recognized by Chinese fans.
In 2017, ANTA offered Thompson a huge long contract of 80 million US dollars for 10 years, and the salary level was directly comparable to the first-line super giant of the league.
During the two and a half years of injury, ANTA has successively launched KT6 and KT7 exclusive signature shoes, and the continuous launch of signature shoes has also promoted the popularity of Thompson himself.
【Ten years of history, glory shines】
This year, is the tenth anniversary of Thompson's entry into the alliance, in the past ten years, Thompson and KT boots together to conquer the east and west, the south to the north, there have been nine days of moon madness, but also the eight-sided mighty cheerfulness.
These bits and pieces, fans remember, Thompson remembers, anta will not forget.
On the occasion of his comeback, ANTA prepared a special gift for him - Klay Thompson's 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Set.
The set includes a shoe box designed with Clay's career-themed design, a pair of KT7 boots in a 10th anniversary color, a suit marked with Clay's jersey number, and a picture book that runs through Clay's career.
If you are a fan who likes the Warriors and likes Thompson, opening this gift box will definitely evoke many good memories engraved in your mind. KT7 10th Anniversary Limited Set
The creative shoe box of living alone shows the champion style
On the outermost floor of the shoe box, there is a trapezoidal, black background outer packaging, and the gilded font writes the tenth anniversary of Thompson's career. Turning the first page open, the bottom reveals a shoe box with a gold background, the same color as the championship trophy, which highlights the identity of Atang Ge's triple crown and also enhances the overall look of the shoe box. The front of the shoe box is largely printed with Clay's photograph, interspersed with stamped font for the tenth anniversary of Clay's career.
Many sneaker brands are pursuing texture, and individuals feel that they can learn the creativity of anta gift box.
An exclusive album belonging to Thompson records his moments of glory
Opening the shoe box, the top floor is Thompson's exclusive album, recording Atango's career, every moment worth remembering:
On June 24, 2011, he was selected by the Warriors with the 11th pick in the first round;
On March 13, 2014, Thompson became the first player in league history to hit 500 three-pointers in its first three seasons.
On January 24, 2015, Thompson played against the Kings, scoring 37 points in a single quarter, setting a new record for the highest score in the league's history; on February 13, 2015, Thompson officially signed an ALLA; on February 16, 2015, Thompson was selected as an All-Star for the first time.
Some days, as a Thompson fan, you may have forgotten, but Anta' old friend remembers it all.
He remembers the day when Brother Tang first won the championship, and remembers the day when Ah Tang first won the three-point king;
He remembers Ah Tang's 11 three-pointers against the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, hitting the Warriors president to kneel and pay homage to the big gift, and hitting the world's G6 Soup;
He remembers Thompson playing against the Pacers in December 2016, scoring 60 points after playing just 29 minutes;
He still remembers playing the Bulls on October 30, 2018, when Atang fired 14 three-pointers in a single game, breaking the NBA's all-time single-game three-point record.
Those glorious years that can make people's blood flow just by mentioning them, we all read them again and again in our minds. Of course, he also remembers that on June 14, 2019, in the finals G6, Thompson returned from injury and fire, but suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Skill Jun remembers that day, Thompson shook the hand of Coach Steve Cole and comforted: Don't worry, wait for me for two minutes, I'll be back to fight right away.
No one expected that this wait would wait until 2022.
The last page of the album is full of an old friend's wishes for Ah Tang: eager to learn, humble as foolish, healthy forever.
Very detailed KT7
It represents ANTA's intentions for Clay
Close the album, below is ANTA's new color KT7 specially launched for Thompson's 10th anniversary,
In addition to the limitations of relatives and friends, only 743 sets are sold to the outside world, and the tongue of each pair of sneakers has its own exclusive number.
KT70th Anniversary Limited Ball Ball
Many fans probably want to ask: Does the number 743 have any special meaning? Of course! 743 represents a total of 743 games in Thompson's career, and the details are extreme, showing his intentions.
Careful observation, the lace surface, insole, and head of the shoe are marked with the KT-10 anniversary logo, and the heel of the shoe is printed with "A DECADE OF GREATNESS", representing the glorious history of Thompson and ANTA in this decade, and the back of the tongue is printed with Klay Thompson's signature.
Shoe detail drawing
The Easter egg of this pair of shoes doesn't stop there. On the surface, this is just a pair of shoes with white as the main tone, but when illuminated by light, it will show gold font, marking the major honors and glorious records of Thompson's career. Such exquisite craftsmanship and such careful details are enough to see how carefully the ANTA team designed this "Thompson's Tenth Anniversary Gift".
The effect of light-sensitive discoloration
Are you still willing to wear a delicate and special jersey?
Under the sneakers is an embroidered jersey with the same color, also with the theme of Thompson's tenth anniversary, such a delicate jersey, I don't think there will be any brother willing to wear it to play, right? Jersey diagram
【Next Decade, Witness Together】
From the degree of care of this gift box, we can see the importance that ANTA attaches to Thompson's partner.
This year marks Thompson's tenth year in the league and the seventh year of Thompson's partnership with ANTA. Today is Thompson's first day after his return from injury. In the previous days, there was the company of Anta, the mutual support of Anta, and the company of your long-term affection.
The tenth anniversary is just a starting point, a new legend belonging to Thompson and ANTA, just about to begin.