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Mychal ThompsonLos Angeles Lakers · #43
Mychal Thompson is a retired forward best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. A No. 1 pick, champion, and Klay's father. Career averages: 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 61
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◆ Rated
Los Angeles Lakers · #43 · Forward
Mychal Thompson
Season avg4.0 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.3 ast · .496 fg
Career avg13.7 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.3 ast · .504 fg
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Scouting report
Mychal Thompson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C
Retired standout · forward · Impact 61
Mychal Thompson is a retired forward best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. A No. 1 pick, champion, and Klay's father. Career averages: 13.7 points,
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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C
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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D
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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D
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Mychal Thompson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
61Impact index
249Star score
Career scoring average13.7 ppg
Seasons in the index12
Accolades on file1
2× NBA Champion
Stat explorer
Mychal Thompson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
4.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.3 APG
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Rebounding
3.2 RPG
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D
Shooting
.000 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Mychal Thompson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1991-92 74% confidence
3.3
pts
1.7–4.9
2.8
reb
2.0–3.6
0.3
ast
-0.3–0.9
13.3
min
proj
73
gp
health
.511
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 4.0 → projected 3.3 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.4
Development (his trend)
-0.4
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.7 PPG
Everything it reads
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12 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 70 / 72 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Mychal Thompson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 73 | 29.4 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | .490 | |
| 1980-81 | 79 | 35.3 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 3.6 | .494 | .000 |
| 1981-82 | 79 | 39.6 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 4.0 | .523 | |
| 1982-83 | 80 | 37.7 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 4.8 | .489 | .000 |
| 1983-84 | 79 | 33.5 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 3.9 | .524 | .000 |
| 1984-85 | 79 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 2.6 | .515 | |
| 1985-86 | 82 | 31.3 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 2.1 | .498 | |
| 1986-87 (San Antonio/LA Lakers) CHIP | 82 | 23.0 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | .450 | .500 |
| 1987-88 CHIP | 80 | 25.1 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 | .512 | .000 |
| 1988-89 | 80 | 24.9 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | .559 | .000 |
| 1989-90 | 70 | 26.9 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 0.6 | .500 | |
| 1990-91 | 72 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | .496 | .000 |
| Career | 935 | 29.7 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
51–31proj record
#5conf seed
+3.9net rtg
118.2off rtg
114.3def rtg
94%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic.
How his role moves
Projected 51–31, 5th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
61 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
2× NBA Champion
Act IV
The Ballad of Mychal Thompson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Los Angeles Lakers
Turning pro
Drafted 1978 as a Forward.
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Mychal Thompson is a retired NBA forward. A No. 1 pick, champion, and Klay's father.
Chapter
He averaged 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists and won 2 titles over his career.
Where things stand
A retired forward and Los Angeles Lakers name.
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Thompson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
▶ Highlights landing soon
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Weight
- 235 lbs
- College
- Minnesota
- Experience
- Rookie
- NBA debut
- 1978
- Draft
- 1978
- Jersey
- #43
Career
A No. 1 pick, champion, and Klay's father.
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The person
A retired forward and Los Angeles Lakers name.
Retired
Los Angeles Lakers
Champion
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Mychal Thompson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Mychal Thompson, answered.
What were Mychal Thompson's career averages?
Mychal Thompson averaged 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Is Mychal Thompson in the Hall of Fame?
Mychal Thompson is a retired forward and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.
Mychal Thompson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
