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.
Klay gonna get a lot of open threes and can boat to the games. Unc about to go crazy
“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!”
Incredibly optimistic they’d be sharing the floor that deep into the season
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.
You think they watch Heat games? They’re just clueless
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.
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.
“WHEN THE FREAK BECAME MEEK AND WAS BAILED OUT BY KLAY THOMPSON!”
You really typed this and hit send
He’s gonna nail a lot of 3s for sure.
He’s not in Dallas anymore
A Miami 3 is at least a Dallas 6.
San Antonio flair btw
He said it like that bc the truth is it’s a San Antonio 8
And a Sacramento 10
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.
churros innit?
Something something big ole women
I don’t know what accent to read this in…
Never been to Miami but I think Dallas has some very attractive women
Is the singular form intentional?
Was not, I mistyped. Thanks for pointing it out!
“Hey…where did the bridge go?”
Are there any 304s in the boat to the games?
They really should have accepted the brazzers arena sponsorship offer
The boat is the real reason for the move, Captain Klay returns in a different body of water.
And Miami influencer ladies insta going over drive. It would be interesting how he deals with strict heat culture.
Welcome to Miami baby
Single man moves to Miami.
With a lot of money and technically free time outside of games and practice. How hard can this decision be.
Yup. And with less responsibility not being a second option back in the Bay. In Klay’s situation the upside is hard to not take advantage of.
It’s also Miami man cmon.
Incredibly rich, freshly single man with an affinity for dating models and boating moves to the models + boating capital of the country
He also has family ties to the Bahamas. As much as I’d love to have him back, Miami Klay just makes too much sense
Why’d he fumble Meg though?
Because he’s an asshole.
Come on man, monogamy just doesn’t work for him. He was completely honest about it after having been caught cheating
Fumbling something is accidental, what he did was not accidental
Why have one main delicious mouth watering savory meal, when you can be at the all you can eat buffet?
Because he didn’t want her.
‘cause he’s a sex addict lol
true lol
Weird take to think Klay would prefer being with one woman over many
Stay away from Yung Miami & friends!!!
Rich 30 something with affinity for boating moves to Miami
thats one to get in shape
Meg? Nah, city girls!
E11even is already putting him on the VIP list
Thots thots thots thots thots thots. Thots thots thots thots thots. Thots thots thots thots thots. EVERYBODY!!
Spoelstra looks younger since Jimmy is out of there.
Nah its cuz OG finalized the divorce
i was gonna say he lookin younger than Klay
You need to get your eyes checked. He does not look younger than Klay
It’s a joke lol
just showin love to my boys’ asian genes. Not that serious
Looks so young he could be Klays son .. lol jk
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.
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.
Yeah I don’t understand why our sub gets so pressed sometimes. We’ve had it pretty good the past 3 decades.
My first thought was he looks old now lol
I thought the exact same. It’s the side effect of “keeping up with the sport” but not watching nearly as many games as I did in my 20s.
He looked gaked out. Has the jaw movements and everything.
Expected
Hope his body doesn’t let him down
barring the 2 years lost he hasnt really missed that many games. obviously he is diminished athletically but he still plays games
Hell yea he plays games just ask Megan the Stallion!
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.
I’d say microwave over streaky shooter, but I guess that’s just a nicer way of saying the same thing lol
Or give him up.
Klay looks heavier. Why doesn’t he lose weight like Lebron, Duncan, … all did?
Hope he gains more weight since he screwed over a baddie
Before he fucked it all up, they seemed so happy together
The spirit is willing but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
Aka Miami hoes
he’s basically gonna be Caligula down there
We all knew
Hitting a 3 in Miami is like hitting an 8 point play in Dallas
Why is everyone acting like their isn’t attractive women in Dallas lol
There’s a ton of beautiful women in DFW its a massive and very diverse region
Or Miami bros
Boats and Hoes
Didn’t he get almost all of it back , on top of an extra year ? Why do we play this game lol
I think he lost out on 2-3 mill in total
Without a shadow of a doubt a lot of money but also doesn’t really change his life
I get that it doesn’t seem like much in relation to their salary’s but it’s still millions of dollars. Even athletes can do a lot with millions of dollars
Sure but it’s in relation to what they can already do with their money, if you make 50k a year, 2k isn’t really moving the needle much for your life. Same as if you make 50mill, an extra 2 mill isn’t changing anything.
2k would very much move the needle for someone making 50k
To live in Miami instead of Dallas? Worth every penny.
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 .
Guys like Klay can always sign somewhere for the minimum. Look at Lowry, Love, Jeff Green, etc…
His minimum would be 3.6 though, and he got 5.6. Its basically the exact amount he lost this year.
He gave back \(9.8 million to the Mavs this season and signed with Miami for \)11.5 million over two years. His minimum for next season would be $4 million.
Not saying it’s a lot for a guy as rich as him but he gave up $4 million this season which is why you’re off by a couple million in total.
Ah your right, I was using the 2025 minimums.
he still lost out on a couple mil if u assume he was a vet min next year after he played out the season with the mavs
Poor guy
Made it up with less taxes probably
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
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.
I interpreted the question as the reporter was referring to other offers Klay had weren’t super public but that insiders know about.
Wrong, but don’t let that stop you
Fork found in kitchen
“South beach baddies”
Also “a lot of money” doing a lot of work here
Doesn’t Klay just want somewhere to dock his boat? Miami is a great choice
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Can’t imagine Miami has anything on Lake Pat Cleburne, a mere hour away from downtown Dallas
Didn’t he say a similar thing when he joined Dallas just for them to ship off Luka?
He can rest assured, we’re not shipping Luka.
Klay already got that Miami vice outfit on
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.
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.
I have to rub my eyes pretty hard to not see Ray Allen when I look at this signing.
It’s pretty simple, he only signed with the Mavs to play with Luka
No reason to stay
That blue logo kinda nice.
Wish him the best
Klay is single right?
He is even when he’s in a relationship
Klay has so much money he could just invest some of it and make back the loss
He also decided on Miami to chase hoes at the clubs since his ass can’t settle down with anyone ever!!!
Who wouldn’t wanna play with someone who scored the second most points in NBA history?
It’s just crazy to see spo getting old, then eye bags really settling in. I seen this dude foreverrr
He only went to Miami for the porn booties
he just wanted to wake up on his off days and literally roll on to his boat
I’m sure he’s not hating the location.
AND play with his massive yacht in Florida seas with the honeys…You go Klay
So basically ring-chasing (which I think is a good thing)
Technically but if they get a ring, klay would have to hit some clutch threes in the postseason so he would deserve the ring
Klay has been waiting patiently for the day he can hold up all five fingers
Find a new slant
Miami Klay is gonna feast. Whether that’s on or off court remains to be seen lol
Okay Heat, now say “thank you Nico Harrison!”
Less money + beach > more money + landlocked hellscape.
Lmao get real
You’re there for the boats n hoes
Enjoy the play ins
I don’t blame him!
It takes a genuine lack of brainpower to assume that Miami remains in the same spot as they were in last year.
Yea they got worse
Value-wise that’s an elite pickup for the Heat
“without getting into specifics” immediately gets into specifics
I’ve heard enough, heat legend
This does make Miami a legit contender. Obviously everyone needs to be healthy for the playoffs.
Tbf with bam and giannis, he’s going to get a lot more open than he has been
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.
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)
Klay Season 💪🏿
I can see Miami winning around 50 games or so. They have a crazy good front court
Good for him man. I dislike the Heat but I always liked Klay
Klay, you ain’t played high level ball for like 4 years… c’mon now.
Absolutely still believe he could be a big contributor to a contender
Say whatever you want about him, no one can deny that Klay just fucking loves the game.
Ring chasing has rebranded and im cool with it.
boat life in miami he means
Players just wanna play. Winners just wanna win. Not that complicated.
Haha, he was born rich and also himself is very rich.
Also they have Cuban women
Why does the guy asking the question sound like Mort from Family Guy😂
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
LOL stay clear of Caresha Please!!!
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
He thot about it long and hard
Spo looks happy which is a good sign
Just ask the question bro, JFC.
Lol you can tell how satisfied he was with his response at the end there
Klay wants to play meaningful basketball
Wasn’t Dallas tanking last year.
When he joined they just came off a finals run with Luka
He’s got like 300M who cares about a coupe more when there’s tail to be found in Miami
How much did he give up?
It was answered above. $4 million, I believe. His deal gave the Heat flexibility to add two more guys.
Moving to Miami to be a corner boy. Makes sense.
Never would’ve thought I’ll see klay in a heat jersey
Wasn’t Iguodala there before coming back to GSW?? #KlayInTheBay2027
Pretty sure it was the heat but that is where he was before he landed in gs the first time
The worst version of nardwuar seems to be asking the question.
I remember when Hedo Turkoglu made this same move. Can’t wait for Klay to fumble another generational talent like he did wth Meg.
Captain Clappin Klay
I remember when Eric Gordon and tyus Jones had these press conferences. RIP Heat
miami cap city 2027 fym loll
What?????
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!
Who do you think his under the table money is being paid by?
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
“Klay, why did you choose Miami?”
“There’s more places to park my boat.”
The Klayman Islands
“boat rides and bad bitches”
He had to get out of Texas because of the Meg situation
Deep postseason run.. hah!
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
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.
Prestige worldwide
“the hoes out here are S tier homey, thats why”
Silver + the Clippers bout to unleash a monster. Side deals out the wazoo as guys take low value contracts to be able to play together.
SA vs MIA, Spurs in 4.
Run?
Nah. Dudes not getting the plaything time ‘with money’. This is ll fake news. He’s washed
Klay made the right call wanting out
Also Miami booty played a role.