Klay Thompson has set a Dallas record for 3-pointers in a debut with six as the Mavericks beat San Antonio in his first game after 13 seasons with Golden State.

Klay Thompson is not the player he used to be, but the talk of his total decline has been greatly exaggerated. Thompson averaged 17.9 points per game last season on high-volume 38% 3-point shooting. He can still be a big-time asset in the right situation,

Such is why a noted symbolism exists, poetry even, in Thompson being a Maverick. This choice he made, choosing to sign with Dallas, feels a bit like a low-percentage heave, a hoist with as much risk of missing as it does splashing triumphantly.