Per the Bay Area News Group, Thompson says he was “envious” of Steph but also called him the best shooter in the history of the game:
Thompson added he’ll be back next year and hopes Curry returns to defend his title. The third place finisher — who had a low of 14 in the championship round— thinks he could have gotten 28, but it just wasn’t in the cards:
“I’ll be back, and hopefully against Steph,” Thompson told reporters.” He got me this year, man, but I’m looking forward to getting him.”
“I think I could have beat him,” Thompson said. “I could have gotten 28, but that’s alright. That’s the way the ball bounces, and I’m proud of him. I’m sure we’ll go against each other another time in our career.”