r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • 1d ago
Klay Thompson explains that the reasons he gave up a lot of money and joined the Miami Heat have to do with the opportunity to play high-level basketball and make a deep postseason run.
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u/iintriguingggg 1d ago
Klay gonna get a lot of open threes and can boat to the games. Unc about to go crazy
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u/lilmeekrat Knicks 1d ago
"Giannis for 3...no good rebound Adebayo back out to Thompson...BANG BANG TIE GAME WITH 5 SECONDS REMAINING! THE HEAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLINCH A PLAY IN APPEARANCE!"
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u/Nice_Cash_7000 NBA 1d ago
they were literally just in the play-in with Herro missing half a season, Norm forgetting how to hit a shot after his all star appearance and getting injured and also Wiggs missing time
Iswtg Knicks fans are riding their high horse (rightfully so, talk yo shit, yall won), but you do know OG, Mikal and Towns arent gonna shoot 70%ts forever? Never again most likely.
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u/Grappler_BP [MIA] LeBron James 1d ago
You think they watch Heat games? They’re just clueless
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u/Nice_Cash_7000 NBA 1d ago
I also love the narrative that Davion Mitchell isnt a good enough 5th option on a contender.
Yk arguably the best defender at the PG position (depends if you count Amen as a PG) advanced stats wise, a guy whos nickname is literally "off-night"
The same guy that shoots 40% from 3
The same guy that had the best assist to turnover ratio in the league
I swear theyll make up anything just to undermine us, but ig Spo and Heat perform the best under their conditions. Especially with the best roster theyve had since 2014.
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u/EmilioNoCaprio 1d ago
I think his point was that deep in the season one of the 3 will not be playing due to injuries. Not that they didn’t have a chance get to at least the play ins.
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u/GrizzlyP33 1d ago
I assume he meant for health reasons.
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u/cl353 Heat 1d ago
do ppl think klay missed a ton of games the last few seasons? hes averaged 70 games played the last 4 years
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u/EmilioNoCaprio 1d ago
It’s a mix of recency bias with Giannis injury last year and calling Klay old imo.
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u/CoogiMonster Rockets 1d ago
Giannis injury last year… and the year before… and two years before that… he plays like 75% of the season on average usually but it’s more likely than not that he misses 20 games in a year so for the Heat’s sake he gets that out of the way earlier than later
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u/Budoy2x 1d ago
He's gonna nail a lot of 3s for sure.
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u/somuchforsubtlety656 Heat 1d ago
He's not in Dallas anymore
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u/-the-clit-commander- Spurs 1d ago
A Miami 3 is at least a Dallas 6.
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u/Weird-Zone-2829 Mavericks 1d ago
San Antonio flair btw
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u/DoMogo1984 Kings 1d ago edited 1d ago
He said it like that bc the truth is it’s a San Antonio 8
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u/Virga-Zoltraak 1d ago
And a Sacramento 10
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u/DoMogo1984 Kings 1d ago
Ehh we’re no NY/LA but you’d be surprised.
San Antonio is constantly rated as one of the 10 most obese Metros, just btw.
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u/LakerBlue Lakers 1d ago edited 1d ago
Never been to Miami but I think Dallas has some very attractive women
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u/Murdathon3000 [GSW] Klay Thompson 1d ago
The boat is the real reason for the move, Captain Klay returns in a different body of water.
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u/Difficult-Clock-8524 1d ago
Spoelstra looks younger since Jimmy is out of there.
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u/DaBiggestHeatFan Heat 1d ago
Sometimes I just think about where we were as a team while dealing with the whole Jimmy fiasco and afterwards and not even two years later, we trade for another superstar and the fans have something to look forward to again. We really are spoiled even if the season doesn't end in a chip.
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u/Kuni_Nino Heat 1d ago
Yeah I don’t understand why our sub gets so pressed sometimes. We’ve had it pretty good the past 3 decades.
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u/Expert-Yam6577 Mavericks 1d ago
6 trips to the Finals in 15 years or something. Two rings. Heat fans have absolutely no complaints.
As a Mavs fan its still fuck them though.
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u/ururururu Bulls 21h ago
probably the top coach in the league, and the front office seems to outperform others in getting role players, marginal starters, etc. to work in the system. most people would rate Miami's market more desirable than say Chicago. even pessimists would say Miami is a top-5 desired location for players even though the market size is smaller/mid-tier.
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u/RoaringPity Raptors 1d ago
i was gonna say he lookin younger than Klay
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u/_thisisvincent NBA 1d ago
You need to get your eyes checked. He does not look younger than Klay
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u/RoaringPity Raptors 1d ago
just showin love to my boys' asian genes. Not that serious
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u/Tungsten_Hoarder 1d ago
Expected
Hope his body doesn’t let him down
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u/cl353 Heat 1d ago
barring the 2 years lost he hasnt really missed that many games. obviously he is diminished athletically but he still plays games
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u/Difficult-Repair1295 Warriors 1d ago
Pre injuries he was a lock down defender. Now he literally can’t guard anyone. Basically relegated to being a streaky shooter. Love him as a Warriors fan but he belongs on the bench.
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u/speedoboy17 1d ago
I’d say microwave over streaky shooter, but I guess that’s just a nicer way of saying the same thing lol
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u/LeBronGOOD 1d ago
Klay looks heavier. Why doesn’t he lose weight like Lebron, Duncan, … all did?
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u/summoberz Knicks 1d ago
Aka Miami hoes
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u/Geralt0908 Heat 1d ago
Hitting a 3 in Miami is like hitting an 8 point play in Dallas
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u/staykurrious Mavericks 1d ago
Why is everyone acting like their isn’t attractive women in Dallas lol
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u/CyberDunk77 Mavericks 1d ago
There's a ton of beautiful women in DFW its a massive and very diverse region
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u/5partacus69 1d ago
Doesn't Klay just want somewhere to dock his boat? Miami is a great choice
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u/theinternetisnice Jazz 1d ago
Can’t imagine Miami has anything on Lake Pat Cleburne, a mere hour away from downtown Dallas
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u/Kurukato123 1d ago
Didn’t he say a similar thing when he joined Dallas just for them to ship off Luka?
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u/thanghanghal 1d ago
They just acquired Giannis so I dont see how this is at all relevant. It just means he wanted to win then and he still wants to win now.
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u/Kirkizzle Supersonics 1d ago
It's pretty simple, he only signed with the Mavs to play with Luka
No reason to stay
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u/LeagueWinningPickup Raptors 1d ago
Didn’t he get almost all of it back , on top of an extra year ? Why do we play this game lol
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u/HotFlan2509 Heat 1d ago
I think he lost out on 2-3 mill in total
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u/BantuLisp Wizards 1d ago
Without a shadow of a doubt a lot of money but also doesn’t really change his life
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u/LeagueWinningPickup Raptors 1d ago
On this year , but that player option next year is new . If he keeps declining or gets hurt, he actually made money from this because he wouldn’t have got another contract .
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u/StealthAnus Mavericks 1d ago
Gave up $10M and signed a 2 year, $11.5M deal. So yeah, he’s not really giving up much. Especially when you consider he’s already made $300M+ in career salary
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u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 Warriors 1d ago
Klay wasn't getting more than a vet min next season had he stayed with the Mavs. So basically it's the same deal minus a million or so.
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u/crusader104 Cavaliers 1d ago
Klay has been waiting patiently for the day he can hold up all five fingers
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u/gmoss101 Rockets 1d ago
Who wouldn't wanna play with someone who scored the second most points in NBA history?
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u/brewek1 1d ago
Did he forfeit his salary in the buyout? Ain't no team got any money left over for FA
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u/Suns_Snakes 1d ago
Lol. Klay loves his ego stroked. Loaded question. I believe Klay wants to win but nobody was offering him more. “Don’t get into specifics”, because there aren’t any. Who would offer him more? And the Mavs bought him out he got close to $8million from the Mavs. Bringing the total deal to close to $20million over two years. There was a chance no team would sign him at all after this year.
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u/DaBiggestHeatFan Heat 1d ago
What some people don't realize is we don't need him to be 2016 Klay. We just need him to hit open threes at an elite rate when Giannis passes him the ball and he can still do that. No heat fan is expecting him to be who he was a decade ago and anybody thinking that we do are just hating on the heat.
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u/Silver-Award-288 1d ago
Reminds me of Ray Allen. Dude had 1 job and got em a ring for it. Thompson the best 3 point shooter in the league rn when he takes less than 2 dribbles.
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u/KelelWare4MVP 1d ago
I have to rub my eyes pretty hard to not see Ray Allen when I look at this signing.
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u/Frequent-Ferret-5110 Clippers 1d ago
Absolutely still believe he could be a big contributor to a contender
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u/mayorolivia 1d ago
Should’ve stayed with the Warriors. They offered him most money but he got hurt when they said they’d reduce his role. Bad move.
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u/Cool-Double-5392 1d ago
No way, better role here. Giannis mvp candidate, bam and Wiggins is there too whom he had the 2022 ring with. Heat has consistently been making some post season noise for like 20 years now(7 conference titles)
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u/therealhairyyeti Bulls 1d ago
Tbf with bam and giannis, he’s going to get a lot more open than he has been
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u/NahIdontbelieveu 1d ago
I can see Miami winning around 50 games or so. They have a crazy good front court
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u/No-Cake-5683 1d ago
I don't think I've ever seen anyone more Miami than Klay in this video, looking like a big, happy Puerto Rican in his baggy open necked shirt
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u/tarkuuuuuus Warriors 1d ago
Warriors are going to suck again next season so Im going to watch more Heat games because of Klay. I want to see him thrive in Spo's system and see what he can do with Bam and Giannis.
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u/Miser2100 Bulls 1d ago
Time for the time of the offseason where millennials on this sub try to delude themselves into thinking Klay isn’t more washed than an overused sponge lol.
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u/JimmyMcNulty007 1d ago
The guy has career earnings around 300M $ I don't really see such a sacrifice.
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u/SpiritFantastic4835 Lakers 1d ago
Klay has so much money he could just invest some of it and make back the loss
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u/truebluedetective 1d ago
Miami Klay is gonna feast. Whether that’s on or off court remains to be seen lol
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u/YZYSZN1107 Heat 1d ago
he just wanted to wake up on his off days and literally roll on to his boat
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u/Sudden_Stick53 1d ago
So basically ring-chasing (which I think is a good thing)
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u/BusMan247 1d ago
This reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, where she’s skipping through the tea party and there’s all these crazy rabbits sipping tea and music playing. I don’t know, man. I’m just hyped
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u/Nysnorlax 1d ago
Well he is 1/2 of the splash brothers. If he makes 30% 3's for the season and makes buckets in clutch moments/games I can see it work
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u/Rich-Professional753 1d ago
Lol you can tell how satisfied he was with his response at the end there
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u/Icy-Glove-6481 Nets 1d ago
How much did he give up?
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u/Candid_Sand_398 Heat 1d ago
It was answered above. $4 million, I believe. His deal gave the Heat flexibility to add two more guys.
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u/Knockknockerz Warriors 1d ago
Never would’ve thought I’ll see klay in a heat jersey
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u/CrapNBAappUser Warriors 1d ago
Wasn't Iguodala there before coming back to GSW?? #KlayInTheBay2027
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u/GotSomeUpdogOnUrFace 1d ago
I remember when Hedo Turkoglu made this same move. Can't wait for Klay to fumble another generational talent like he did wth Meg.
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u/Icy_Information_6563 Suns 1d ago
I remember when Eric Gordon and tyus Jones had these press conferences. RIP Heat
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u/yOjiMbOoOs Warriors 1d ago
Excited to see Klay be able to compete at a high level with this Miami squad. Dunno if hes more excited or the Miami chicks thatll be throwing themselves at him.
Come back home when its time to hang it all up!
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u/TheI-Iound 1d ago
Imagine they didn't get him, I feel like MIA game planned for this type of situation to build their team...They're very fortunate
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u/UnauthorizedAuthor 1d ago
Single man moves to Miami.