Klay Thompson, the 5-time All-Star and 4-time NBA champion, finishes 7-for-13 overall and 6-for-10 from beyond the arc.

If he was Klay Thompson. Thompson put up solid stats over the last two seasons in Golden State, but his efficiency numbers dipped. He was no longer an elite defender. Last February, he was benched in favor of rookie Brandin Podziemski. At 34, with scars still fresh from surgeries on both legs, it was fair to wonder what Thompson had left.

Klay Thompson out on the court not in a Golden State Warriors uniform. It was a little jarring in the preseason, but it became especially disorienting at the start of the Mavericks’ 120-109 win over the Spurs last night.