Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, October 7 · 4 d ago

Heat Notes: Thompson, Gardner, Offense, Cole

Reported by Anthony ChiangRead the original report ↗

Klay Thompson went scoreless on Saturday in his preseason debut with the Heat, but the impact he had on the opposition’s defensive game plan served as a reminder of why Miami made him an offseason priority, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. As head coach Erik Spoelstra observed, Thompson’s defender essentially remained glued to […]

Confidence

45%

Reporter starting tier	50	5 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−5	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Klay Thompson

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

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

Klay Thompson

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

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

Miami Heat

$209.1M · above the first apron · 15 contracts · cap sheet

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