Splash Brothers Duo

The greatest shooting backcourt of all time.

The Splash Brothers are a former duo of American professional basketball players, guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who played together for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2011 to 2024. Considered among the greatest shooters in NBA history, and one of the greatest backcourts of all time, they combined to set various NBA records for three-point field goals by a pair of teammates, and each won the Three-Point Contest. They were NBA All-Stars and together won four NBA championships and appeared in six NBA Finals with the Warriors.

Lore & Background

The sons of former NBA players, neither Curry nor Thompson were highly recruited out of high school, but enjoyed relatively successful college basketball careers before being selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Warriors. Curry was chosen with the seventh overall pick in 2009, while Thompson was the eleventh overall selection in 2011. In 2014–15, they became the first teammates in the league to be the starting guards in the same All-Star Game since 1975, and they were the Warriors' first pair of All-Stars since 1993.

They also became the first guard combo to be named to the All-NBA Team in the same season since 1979–80. The two also enjoyed team success, helping the Warriors win the 2015 NBA Finals for the team's first title in 40 years. They would later replicate the feat in 2017, 2018, and 2022 for four championships. Additionally, they were teammates on the United States national team in 2014, winning the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

After 13 years with Golden State, Thompson left to join the Dallas Mavericks in a six-team sign-and-trade deal on July 6, 2024.

Reader's Guide

Curry and Thompson combined to make 483 three-pointers in 2012–13, the most ever by an NBA duo. In 2013–14, they became the first teammates to finish first and second in three-pointers, making 261 and 223 respectively, and extended their combined three-pointer record to 484. In 2014–15, they combined to make 525 threes, surpassing their previous record by 41. Curry broke his own record for three-pointers (286) that season, and Thompson finished second in the league (239). They were both named to the All-NBA Team in 2014–15, with Curry on the first team and Thompson on the third team, the first backcourt mates to be selected All-NBA since 1979–80.

Did You Know?

Each won the Three-Point Contest; Curry won in 2015.
They were teammates on the 2014 U.S. national team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.