Barkley says Klay Thompson is better than Curry and Durant

Carlan Gay

•
Barkley says Klay Thompson is better than Curry and Durant image

It didn't take long for Charles Barkley to make his first headline to kick off the NBA season.

MORE: Knicks won’t watch Cavaliers’ ring ceremony

The Hall of Famer is known to make a couple attention grabbing statements from time to time. He's in mid-season form with his latest.

Barkley believes Klay Thompson is better than his teammates Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, who have both won MVP. An opinion which was questioned by his NBA on TNT colleagues.


"Klay Thompson is the best all-around player other than LeBron James in the NBA," Barkley said.

Thompson finished last season with career-highs in points per game at 22.1, and field goal percentage at 56.9%.

Be sure to get your NBA League Pass free trial here. 

Carlan Gay

Carlan Gay Photo

Carlan Gay is an assistant managing editor at The Sporting News with a focus on the NFL, NBA, College & global sports. Carlan is also a play-by-play announcer for FIBA calling games on the international level since 2017.

You can follow Carlan on Twitter at @TheCarlanGay.