{"id":1016414,"date":"2026-08-22T05:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016414\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T05:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:12:16","slug":"heat-rumors-richards-14th-spot-k-johnson-vincent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016414\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Rumors: Richards, 14th Spot, K. Johnson, Vincent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran wing Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong> was waived by the Mavericks on Friday following a buyout agreement. The 36-year-old, who won four titles with Golden State, is expected to join the Heat<\/strong> on a two-year deal worth around $13MM.<\/p>\n

Thompson will be Miami\u2019s 13th player under standard contract, and free agent center Nick Richards<\/a><\/strong> has \u201cemerged as a player of considerable interest\u201d for the 14th roster spot, reports Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Richards is mulling offers from multiple teams, per Jackson, and it\u2019s unclear if one of those clubs has offered him more guaranteed money than the Heat.<\/p>\n

As Jackson confirmed on Wednesday, Richards has been working out<\/a> in Miami with Heat players. Evidently he has impressed in those workouts, as Jackson reported at the time that Miami was still evaluating the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

According to Jackson, the Heat are targeting a big man \u2014 a center or a power forward \u2014 with their 14th spot and have two other centers on their radar as well. The identity of those players is not yet known.<\/p>\n

Jackson suggests Miami might choose to wait until later this month to see if any big men get waived by August 29 at 4:00 pm CT, which is the deadline for players to be cut and clear waivers by August 31. The latter date is the deadline to use the stretch provision<\/a> on a player\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on the Heat:<\/p>\n