Before you Lakers fans get up in arms, let’s keep in mind that your squad didn’t have a first round pick in 2010 because it was part of the Pau Gasol deal, which turned out to work pretty good.
Thompson’s father, Mychal Thompson, won two NBA titles with the showtime Lakers and it appears his son was prepared to follow in his footsteps.
Klay Thompson would’ve entered the draft a year earlier if the Lakers had agreed to take him in the first round, a source said. The Lakers declined.
Klay spent three seasons at Washington State before being selected with the 11th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Hindsight is obviously 20/20 here, but I’m sure Lakers fans would love to have the young Thompson right now.