Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson has made “really good progress” in his recovery from Achilles surgery, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (video link), who said during an "NBA Countdown" appearance that Thompson could even be a little ahead of his previously reported timeline.
“I’m told if he continues on his current course in rehab that a target date for his return will be set probably within the next couple weeks, and there’s optimism it could be as soon as Dec. 20, Dec. 23,” Wojnarowski said, noting that the Warriors have home games on those dates.
Christmas Day was previously identified as a potential target date.
“The plan for Klay Thompson is to continue to ramp up,” Woj continued. “The Warriors will go on a road trip in mid-December, and at that point, if Klay continues on this track, he’d go down and play with the Warriors’ G League team. And the idea is – and the hope is – they’ll have him back perhaps prior to Christmas.”
Thompson has missed two full seasons due to ACL and Achilles tears. The Warriors are off to an NBA-best 10-1 start in his absence, so there’s no pressure to rush him back before he’s 100%. On ESPN earlier this week, Brian Windhorst (video link) suggested Thompson’s getting close to that level.
“The whispers going on around the league right now about Klay Thompson, people are watching him, people are talking to people in the Warriors’ organization, and they say he looks good,” Windhorst said. “Now I’m not saying he’s coming back and he’s going to be (scoring) 40 points in his first quarter. But he looks good working out and there’s a real confidence that – especially by the end of the season – Klay’s going to be BACK back.”
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