{"id":1020156,"date":"2026-08-24T02:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1020156\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T02:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:22:16","slug":"klay-thompson-joins-heat-set-to-team-up-alongside-newly-acquired-giannis-antetokounmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1020156\/","title":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson joins Heat, set to team up alongside newly acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Klay Thompson<\/a> has signed his deal with the Miami Heat<\/a>, who waited patiently for weeks to see if they would get the chance to add the sharpshooter to their reworked roster.<\/p>\n

Thompson \u2014 who is No. 4 on the NBA’s<\/a> all-time 3-pointers made list \u2014 cleared waivers Sunday afternoon and wasted little time finalizing a two-year deal worth about $11.5 million. The second season of the deal is at Thompson’s option.<\/p>\n

The deal makes sense in many ways for both sides. Thompson makes no secret about how much he loves the water and boating; the Heat play their home games at the edge of Biscayne Bay. He’s of Bahamian heritage; the island nation is a short flight from Miami and is home to a sizable base of Heat fans. And, perhaps most importantly, the Heat knew they wanted to add shooting to surround the newly acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> and incumbent center Bam Adebayo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thompson, a 36-year-old about to enter his 14th season (not counting two missed because of injury) fits that bill perfectly. He’s a career 41% shooter from beyond the arc, and last season marked the 11th time that he’s made more than 200 3-pointers in a season. For context, the Heat \u2014 in their history \u2014 have had a player makes 200 3s in a single year only seven times.<\/p>\n

There’s also the winning pedigree that Thompson brings. He paired with Stephen Curry<\/a> to be part of Golden State’s famed \u201cSplash Brothers\u201d duo that helped lead the Warriors<\/a> to four NBA championships. He’s a five-time All-Star, holds the league record with 14 made 3s in a game, has connected on at least 10 3s in a game nine times and will enter this season just 74 3s behind Ray Allen \u2014 a former Heat guard \u2014 for third place on the league’s all-time list.<\/p>\n

It’s the latest big move for the Heat this summer. They acquired Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis<\/a> from Milwaukee in a deal that saw them send Tyler Herro<\/a>, Jaime Jaquez<\/a> Jr., Kel’el Ware<\/a> and Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a> to the Bucks. They also signed another big-time 3-point threat in Tim Hardaway<\/a> Jr., who grew up in Miami while his father was playing for the Heat.<\/p>\n

Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> agreed on a contract buyout that was executed Friday, the end of his two-year run there that didn’t go anywhere close to what either side originally envisioned \u2014 especially after the shocking trade of Luka Doncic<\/a> by the Mavs to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thompson joined Dallas in a sign-and-trade with Golden State, giving the Mavericks one of the league\u2019s all-time great 3-point shooters to complement Doncic and another high-scoring guard in Kyrie Irving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the high hopes for that threesome imploded after the Mavericks sent Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis<\/a> in a deal before the trade deadline in 2025. Irving tore the ACL in his left knee a month later and hasn\u2019t played since. Davis was traded to the Washington Wizards<\/a> just before the February trade deadline last season.<\/p>\n

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