Klay Thompson, not Draymond Green, is Warriors' Dennis Rodman, writer says

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With no live sports action happening due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the 1990s Chicago Bulls under the microscope in ESPN's "The Last Dance" documentary, everyone is getting in on the act of comparing that dynasty to the Warriors' five-year run that came to an end last season.

The parallels are there.

Steph Curry = Michael Jordan. The unquestioned superstar and foundation of the dynasty.

Klay Thompson = Scottie Pippen. The No. 2 option that is an incredible two-way player.

Draymond Green = Dennis Rodman. The fiery defensive leader, who affects the game in the paint.

Kevin Durant? He has no equal on those Bulls teams. He's the trump card. It would be like if the Bulls added a second Jordan.

But The Athletic's Marcus Thompson decided to throw a wrench into this comparison. In his eyes, Draymond isn't the Warriors' Rodman. Klay is. Huh? We'll let MTII try to explain:

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"He’s the one whose partying adds to his legend," Thompson wrote. "He’s the one whose partying and liberation is part of his aura. He’s the one dating famous people and landing on the entertainment sites. Like Rodman, he doesn’t say all that much, is not a spokesman for the team or anything, but he also isn’t afraid to say stuff. Like Rodman, Klay’s defense is absolutely paramount to the Warriors’ success. Like Rodman, he has this bankable skill that the Warriors can just count on, and it’s so good you don’t need much else from him. For Klay, it’s shooting and for Rodman it was rebounding. Like Rodman, Klay doesn’t care about getting the credit and all that. No. Klay doesn’t have the crazy hair or is wearing dresses in public. But Klay is definitely the eccentric one signing toasters and dancing in clubs in China and rocking Antas."

We're going to have to disagree with MTII on this one.

[RELATED: Kerr describes impact of Rodman, Draymond]

Yes, Klay likes to party, but the Warriors never had to reel him back in like the Bulls did with Rodman, as was documented in his "48-hour" vacation to Las Vegas.

Klay has never, ever been a headache for the Warriors, like Rodman was. Klay likes to have fun, but he's smart enough not to become a distraction.

We're going to stick with our Klay-Pippen equivalent. They both complimented the superstar on their team perfectly, but are all-time players in their own right.

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