Personal
Son of Mychal and Julie Thompson...Father, Mychal, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1978 NBA Draft and played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers...Has one older brother, Mychel, who appeared in five games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011-12...Has one younger brother, Trayce, who plays
baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers...In 2015, Thompson and his father became the fourth father-son duo to win NBA titles as players.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2014 – gold
- Years of Participation: 2014*
- Medals: 1 (gold)
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USA Basketball
* Contested every four years, the FIBA World Championship was renamed the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014.