You saw Klay Thompson’s entire NBA belief system flicker through his brain for about 35 fascinating seconds last week, live in front of reporters and cameras and the watching world.



No doubt, Thompson can be the most inscrutable Warriors star because he rarely volunteers to open up the touchy-feely side of anything. But he’s also the most natural and guileless Warriors star; when something significant happens in real time, Thompson’s reaction is reliably thoughtful and exact.



So when Thompson was informed by The Athletic’s Anthony Slater last week that he hadn’t made any of the three All-NBA teams, you saw it all from Klay — true surprise, a quick flash of annoyance, a broad eyeroll when he heard that Charlotte’s Kemba Walker made the third team ahead of him and finally to the broader acceptance that his recognition is unduly limited because he’s overshadowed by more famous teammates and also that he’s in an...