All NBA Third Team Announced, Led By Golden State Warriors Star Klay Thompson

The National Basketball Association has released their annual end of the season awards. They just announced the All-NBA Third Team. These are the third best players at their respected positions. There is so much talent in the league that any of these guys can be on the All -NBA First Team. According to ESPN, the third team is led by Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson. The former Washington State Cougars star is joined by forward LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George, center Andre Drummond from the Detroit Pistons, and point guard Kyle Lowry from the Toronto Raptors.

Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors is one of the best two-way players in the entire National Basketball Association. The All Star is on a quest to finish a historic season by winning the NBA Championship. Thompson helped the Warriors break the 1995 Chicago Bulls winning record. He and Stephen Curry are the best three-point shooting duo in the league. Thompson has been selected to the All Star game twice. The former Washington State Cougars won the three-point shooting contest during the All Star Weekend this season. He and the Warriors won the championship in the 2014-2015 season. This is the second year that Thompson has been selected to the All-NBA Third Team.

Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George made his comeback after a horrific injury last summer. He bounced back better than ever. George averaged a career high in points and steals. He tied a career high in assists. The former Fresno State Bulldogs star put the entire league on notice. George won the Most Improved Player of the Year award in 2013. He has been selected to the All Star game three times in his career. The All Star was voted into the NBA All Defensive First Team in 2014 and been selected to the All Defensive Second Team twice. George has been on the All NBA Third Team three times since joining the league.

LaMarcus Aldridge decided to sign with the San Antonio Spurs last summer. He has proven that he is one of the best power forwards in the National Basketball Association. Aldridge has had an amazing career so far. He has been voted on to the All Star game five times in a ten-year career. Aldridge was selected to the All NBA Second Team last season. The former Texas Longhorns star has been on the All NBA Third Team three times. He and Kawhi Leonard will be a force in the league for the next several years. If he continues to play like he did this season, we can expect Aldridge to be on an All NBA Team at the end of the next year.

Andre Drummond is a rebounding machine for the Detroit Pistons. He is working on trying to become the best center in the National Basketball Association. When Drummond first came into the league, he had high expectations right away. At first, people thought he would have been a bust because of his first season. The next three years, Drummond became a double-double machine. He had a career high in minutes, points, rebounds, and steals. This was his first All NBA Third Team award. Drummond led the league in rebounding and was selected to his first All Star game.

Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors had a breakout season. He had career high in points, steals, rebounds, and three-point shooting percentage. Lowry led the Raptors to the second best record in the Eastern Conference. He has been voted on to the All Star game twice. This was Lowry’s first year on making it to the All NBA Third Team.

Any of these guys could have made it to the All NBA First Team. This just shows you how deep the National Basketball Association is. Making it to the All NBA Third Team is a great honor.