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It’s Official: Miami Heat Signs Klay Thompson to Sign Two-Year $13 million Deal

August 24, 2026
It’s Official: Miami Heat Signs Klay Thompson to Sign Two-Year $13 million Deal

It’s official, Klay Thompson is now a part of the Miami Heat franchise, signing a Two-Year $13 million deal that includes a player option in the second season. Miami Heat’s official X/Twitter account posted, “We just made a splash, bro! Welcome to the 305, @KlayThompson 🔥”

Klay Thompson will join the retooled Miami Heat that includes Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Tim Hardaway Jr., former Golden State teammate Andrew Wiggins and Bobby Portis. “On paper”, Miami Heat with their new additional can be considered as a contender in East, with the likes of NY Knicks, Philadelphia Sixers, Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics.

In their announcement, the Heat said, “Thompson, a 13-year NBA veteran, has appeared in 934 regular season games (822 starts) and averaged 18.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 31.4 minutes while shooting 44.8 percent from the field, 40.9 percent from three-point range and 85.8 percent from the foul line. He made 14 three-point field goals on October 29, 2018, the most during a single game in league history, and has now totaled 2,899 career three-point field goals, the fourth-most in NBA history. Additionally, Thompson has appeared in the postseason in 11 of his 13 career seasons.

Thompson will wear number 11.”

Breaking: Klay Thompson Expected to Sign Two-Year Deal With the Miami Heat

August 23, 2026
Breaking: Klay Thompson Expected to Sign Two-Year Deal With the Miami Heat

In a seismic offseason overhaul, the Miami Heat have re-tooled their roster around championship pedigree and superstar star power.

Following a buyout with the Dallas Mavericks, four-time champion Klay Thompson agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal featuring a second-year player option. His elite perimeter stroke—shooting 38.3% from deep in Dallas—provides vital spacing for South Beach.

Making the haul historic, Miami also landed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Acquired in a blockbuster deal with Milwaukee, the powerhouse forward pairs alongside Bam Adebayo. With Thompson’s elite shooting complementing Giannis’s rim pressure, Pat Riley’s new core instantly resets Miami’s title contention window.

Team USA cruises past South Sudan, Qualifies for Quarterfinals (103 – 86)

August 1, 2024
Team USA cruises past South Sudan, Qualifies for Quarterfinals (103 – 86)
Image: FIBA

Just like in their first game, Team USA demolishes their opponent showing no signs that they almost lost their exhibition game against the South Sudan Men’s National Basketball Team.

Led by Bam Adebayo’s 25 points and 7 rebounds, with both Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis adding 17 points apiece, the game was decided in the first half. Team USA went on a 25-4 run that started at the 5:30 mark of the 1st quarter, where the Americans trailed by 2 points, and ended at 8:07 of the 2nd quarter (33-14), building a 19-point lead en route to victory.

But the Sudanese stayed on course and was able to cut the 19-point lead to just 10 points in the 3rd period, thanks to the hot shooting of Nuni Omot (24 points) and Bul Kuol (16), both players made a combined 7 three-point shot out of the 10 that they shot. Aside from Omot and Kuol, South Sudan also got a lot of help from Carlik Jones, scoring 18 points and dishing out 7 assists.

Team USA will play against Puerto Rico, their last opponent for the group games, while South Sudan will face Serbia.

USA Basketball officially announced the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team

April 23, 2024
USA Basketball officially announced the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team

The USA Basketball has officially announced the 12-man roster of the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team for this year’s Summer Olympic bound for Paris. The team was selected by USA Basketball Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.

  1. Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
  2. LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
  3. Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)
  4. Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
  5. Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
  6. Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
  7. Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
  8. Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
  9. Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
  10. Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)
  11. Kawhi Leonard (L.A. Clippers)
  12. Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)

The 2024 USA Men’s National Team will be led by head coach Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), who is assisted by Mark Few (Gonzaga University), Tyronn Lue (L.A. Clippers) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat). Last summer, the quartet coached the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup in Manila.

The team boasts of 12 NBA All-Stars, four NBA MVPs and six NBA champions, as for their international experience, the team brings a combined 11 Olympic appearances and owns 10 Olympic gold medals as well as three FIBA World Cup titles. Talent-wise, we can say that the 2024 Dream team can be compared to the 1992 Dream Team, as for their performance, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

If you want to see the team in action, USA Basketball will commence training camp on July 6 in Las Vegas. Following the game vs. Canada, the Americans will embark on an international training window that begins when the USA hosts Australia and Serbia on July 15 and 17, respectively, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Australia and Serbia will also face off on July 18 in Abu Dhabi.

Source: USA Basketball