It’s 11 GP if you don’t include the 1:43 minutes he played vs. the Timberwolves (ejected along with Draymond).
He also had a game winner this season vs. the Kings.
Klay Thompson full regular stats this season:
13.8 PPG on 40.1% FG (12.7 FGA), 32.9% 3PT (6.8 3PA), 85.0% FT (1.7 FTA), 3.4 Rebs (0.6 Off. Rebs), 1.9 AST (1.8 TOV), 0.4 STL, 0.5 BLK, 2.2 PF and a +/- of minus 0.8 in 28.5 MP.
The Warriors are currently with 7 losses and 5 wins in the games he played this season, so far (6 losses and 5 wins if you don’t include the game with the ejection).
The Warriors also defeated the Pelicans without him in the only game he didn’t play this season, on October 30th, 2023 - 130-102. Box score.
Klay is currently 33 years old, and on February 8th, 2024, he will become 34 years old.
In the first 12 games of last season he averaged:
15.1 PPG on 35.1% FG (15.4 FGA), 33.0% 3PT (9.6 3PA), 81.3% FT (1.3 FTA), 3.5 Rebs (0.3 Off. Rebs), 2.4 AST (1.8 TOV), 0.5 STL, 0.4 BLK and a +/- of +3.1 in 28.6 MP.
That season (2022-23) he ended up with:
21.9 PPG on 43.6% FG (18.1 FGA), 41.2% 3PT (10.6 3PA), 87.9% FT (1.9 FTA), 4.1 Rebs (0.6 Off. Rebs), 2.4 AST (1.8 TOV), 0.7 STL, 0.4 BLK in 33.0 MP (69 GP).
So is it just a bad start or signs of things to come?
A major problem I see is that he is unable to get any separation from the defense. So many of his shots are heavily contested and kinda forced. He’s off-balance, leaning, feet aren’t set, etc. Teams know they can just smother him at the three point line because he doesn’t have the ballhandling or playmaking abilities to punish them for it. Doesn’t have much of a midrange game, for whatever reason.
Having just one more reliable scorer on the team that could draw some attention would really help Klay, I think, so he could get some open looks on a swing pass.