Klay Thompson explains what makes Steph Curry's jumper special: explosive leg power, rapid loading, and the ability to shoot from any angle with square shoulders. At a 2015 White House visit, President Obama told Klay his shot was prettier than Curry's, a compliment that still stings Curry. Klay holds the record with 14 three-pointers in a single game.
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Welcome to the brand new Draymond Green Show YouTube channel. Hit subscribe so you don't miss out on any of our content. You and Steph's admiration for each other's jump shots, I think is such an honorable thing. Steph is worldly known as the greatest shooter ever. And I personally think, and I think Steph feels the same way, I know Steph feels the same way because I watch him speak on your jump shot. And like the way when he speaks about your jump shot, the appreciation that he has for your jump shot and for you, like it just like oozes through his answers. Like, like you just, like you can feel how much he admires your jump shot. And so I don't even want to ask this question as far as in the sense of today, because the reality is, we're old and like we kind of got our routines now and you know, we don't have a million shooting competitions anymore like we used to have.
Yeah.
Like we used to have shooting competitions. I used to beat you guys all the time, you know? And that just don't happen anymore. Like we don't do that anymore. But like just going back to the days of when we used to put, play Put It On The Board, you know? And like all these different games and you guys used to go back and forth. You win, he win, you win, he win, you win, you win, you win, he win, he win. Like, and that was it.
Yeah.
And like, then you got hurt. That probably took a part in everybody putting their routines together. Now everything is so calculated on how much you're doing and all these different things that has changed. But like, talk to me about, I guess his admiration is his admiration, but your admiration for his jump shot. Like your jump shots are completely different. Yours is tighter and more compact and probably more textbook than anybody in the world I've ever seen. And yet, you know, Steph's is more motion in it, but shoots a million different types of ways. Just talk to me about his jump shot and what is it that you see as one of the greatest shooters ever, If they say Steph is one, goddammit, you too. Oh, thank you. What is it that you see in his jump shot that just makes it so special?
I think it's like the force he generates. I'm like, Steph's like maybe a buck 90, 200 max. And how I'm just like, how are you able to shoot from 35 feet so accurately and easily? I think it comes from the legs, and— but he's incredibly strong. And then how quickly he loads his jumper from, uh, whether it be from the dribble, off the catch, it's insane. I mean, that's what I admire, just his ability to shoot from all different angles and feet positions. Like, as long as Steph's shoulders are square to the basket, it's got a chance of going in, and That's where I'm really impressed with him is like, you can't play him from the drive, obviously, but just how quickly he gets it off. One thing I do have on Steph though, this is probably one of the best moments of my life, is when we were at the White House in 2015 and Mr. Obama, Mr. Obama, Mr. President Obama said my jump shot was a little prettier than Steph's. That was the one win I have over him. I was like, "Yes, hear that, Steph? Mr. President likes my jumper more." So that was the one time where I felt like I had a good win against Steph. I was like, "Nice, you might have a higher 3-point percentage and more makes, but you know, number 44 likes mine a little bit more." By the way, I know that still stings him when, when, when President Obama said that.
I'm gonna tell you something else I think still stings him. How bad do you think Steph wants to beat your 14?
Ty. Probably badly. I mean, Steve wanted such a good sport, you know, I could have ran that thing up to like 16, 17 threes, but maybe 18, you know, I could have even 20. Can you imagine shoot making 20 threes in a game? That'd be insane. Crazy. But yeah, I know he wants to beat it bad, but he's number 2. So him and Zach are number 2. They can stay there. Hopefully that record will be broken. Records are meant to be broken. So I'm enjoying it while I got it, but it's gonna be broken one day. But I just hope they put an asterisk next to mine. Like did it in 3:27 minutes.
Who breaks it? If you can say right now who breaks that record, who breaks it? Or do we not even see that person yet?
Man, that's a great question. I mean, who shoots a high enough volume of threes? Shot 24 threes that game. That's insane. Yeah, I mean, it could be Steph, could be, uh, I mean, Dame Lillard's had multiple games. He had a 12-3-point game in the playoffs. Could be Dame. I mean, can't sleep on Zach. He has 13. Uh, freaking Booker, that guy's going for 60 a few times this year. Devin could do it. Uh, that's probably shortlist. Maybe Kyrie, not— that's a lot of threes, man. I don't know. Murray was close. Keegan Murray was close. I remember watching that game. He was very close. He's like 12 of 14 maybe or something. So I think it's gonna happen. I just hope it stands for a while.
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