planoweekly.news walked the arc from Golden State sign-and-trade to Friday's buyout. Gunter gets the condensed franchise timeline.
Klay Thompson spent his first 13 NBA seasons with the Warriors, winning four titles as a five-time All-Star before the 2024 move to Dallas, ESPN and the Associated Press reported. The AP noted he missed the playoffs just twice in the 11 Warriors seasons he played, then matched that miss total in two Dallas years.
On Friday Dallas agreed to buy out the final $17.5 million season of his three-year deal (ESPN/DMN/USA TODAY).
What he produced in Mavericks colors
The Dallas Morning News logged 141 games, 80 starts, 12.9 points per game, 40.3% shooting from the field, and 38.7% from three. He ranks fourth all-time with 2,899 made threes after passing Damian Lillard last season (ESPN/AP/DMN). The AP wrote that he came off the bench for most of last season after Cooper Flagg's Rookie of the Year campaign.
Next stop, still conditional
ESPN's Shams Charania reported a planned two-year, nearly $13 million Heat contract with a player option after waivers. The AP's anonymous source pointed to Miami and a possible Sunday signing if unclaimed. Masai Ujiri's gratitude quote appeared on the AP, ESPN, and Morning News.
planoweekly.news holds the longer tenure piece Gunter cites. Sources include that article URL with the wire links — and no invented Bay Area reunion chatter.
