Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, September 26 · 20 h ago

Heat Notes: Thompson, Richards, Baker, Young

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Klay Thompson’s outside shooting may give him the edge in the battle for the Heat’s final starting spot, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald writes in a subscriber-only story. Thompson, who signed with Miami after agreeing to a buyout with Dallas this summer, is by far the most accomplished long-distance shooter on the roster, ranking […]

Confidence

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Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−1	1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Klay Thompson

Heat · G · 11.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.4 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $5.60M · next season $5.88M

Klay Thompson

Heat · G · 11.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.4 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $17.46M · next season $5.88M

Miami Heat

$210.5M · above the first apron · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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