When people think about the face of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors the easy answer is Stephen Curry, America's favorite sharpshooter who launched himself into the most elite levels of sports superstardom with his remarkable 2015. The next most-likely choice is Draymond Green, the do-it-all forward with the big smile and even bigger personality. Buy NBA 2K16 MT on www.nbamtsale.com

The one name seldom liked to the Warriors' surge, however, is Klay Thompson. The 25-year-old started alongside Curry in last season's All-Star Game and is one of the NBA's best shooting guards, but for all those accolades his public profile lags behind that of his star-powered teammates.
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For some, that might be a problem. But for Thompson, it's a reality he's more than happy to live with.

"I get my due," Thompson told The Washington Post over lunch in Oakland, Calif. recently. "Winning means so much more to me than getting all the individual accolades or endorsements. I'd rather be known as a champion than someone who puts up great numbers. That's fine.

"I don't play to get headlines. That's how I've always been. I've always played to have fun and win games, and everything else will take care of itself."

If your goal is to have fun and win games as a basketball player, there's no better team to play for right now than the Golden State Warriors. After setting the league on fire last season, winning 67 games and then claiming the organization's first championship in 40 years, they have followed that up by going 33-2 after beating the Lakers in Los Angeles Tuesday night.

Add in the fact that all three of Golden State's core players are smack in the middle of their primes – Curry is 27, while both Thompson and Green are 25 – and that Thompson and Green are both in the first season of long-term contracts with the franchise, and it's clear the fun won't be stopping anytime soon.

It's even possible things could get more fun next season. The Warriors would have little trouble creating the necessary cap room to sign Kevin Durant as a free agent in July, and will undoubtedly seek a meeting with him.

Regardless of whether the Warriors add another star to the mix or Golden State simply keeps rolling with what they've already put together, Thompson, with his deadly shooting touch and underrated defensive presence, will be right at the heart of it, no matter how much attention he's getting. This is, after all, the same player that scored 37 points in a quarter last year in a win over the Kings, setting both the nets inside Oracle Arena and the basketball Internet on fire with a video-game performance straight out of NBA Jam.