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Why Is Klay Thompson Joining the Heat? His Miami Fit After the Mavericks Buyout
Klay Thompson is expected to join Miami after clearing waivers because the Heat can give him a focused shooting role beside Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. The fit is real, but it depends on treating the 36-year-old as a complementary floor-spacer rather than the two-way star he was in Golden State.