Warriors beat:

Klay Thompson snubbed for All-NBA honors.

Twenty-four points cost Warriors guard Klay Thompson roughly $31 million.

With three second-team votes and 18 third-team votes, Thompson totaled 27 points for the All-NBA teams announced Thursday. That put him 24 points shy of Charlotte guard Kemba Walker, who snagged the final guard spot on the All-NBA third team.

This is important because, according to new collective bargaining agreement rules, inclusion on an All-NBA team would have made Thompson eligible for the mega-max extension this summer (35% of his team’s salary cap). Because he missed the third team (Washington’s Bradley Beal was the closest guard excluded with 34 points), Thompson can qualify for only a regular max extension that amounts to 30% of Golden State’s cap.

That is good news for a Warriors team already deep into the luxury tax. When free agency begins July 1, it can sign Thompson to a five-year, $190 million deal instead of the five-year, $221 million contract he would have commanded had he been named All-NBA.

Informed Thursday afternoon that he hadn’t made any of the three All-NBA teams, Thompson said, “Oh, I didn’t? It already came out?” When told that Walker had beaten him out, Thompson rolled his eyes and said, “I mean, that’s cool and all, but when you go to five straight Finals — I respect those (other) guys — but holy … when you go to five straight, it takes more than just a couple of All-NBA guys.

“It’s an all-time team, but whatever. I’d rather win a championship than be thirdteam All-NBA. So, it’s all good.”

Thompson later said, “It is what it is. I can’t control it. Do I think there are that many guards better than me in the league? No, but that’s the reason we’re still playing. I don’t really want to get into it, honestly.”

Video of Thompson’s visible frustration when told he hadn’t made an All-NBA team quickly went viral, prompting many to ask on social media whether the media’s votes should determine a player’s future earnings. For his part, Thompson — who is expected to sign the max with the Warriors in little more than a month — shrugged off Thursday’s snub. Asked how he’s able to handle it, he said only, “Rings.”

Two of Thompson’s Warriors teammates — guard Stephen Curry (first team) and forward Kevin Durant (second team) — were named All-NBA. Iguodala update: Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is optimistic that forward Andre Iguodala, who missed Game 4 of the Western Conference finals with left calf tightness, will be available for the start of the NBA Finals next Thursday.

“Andre didn’t practice today,” Kerr said, “but we expect him to be OK by Game 1.”