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Heat Central: Donovan Mitchell believes this Heat team adding Giannis and Klay Thompson will be a dangerous team: “All he (Klay) gotta do is stand right there because Giannis has so much gravity. If you help on Giannis, who you gonna help off of? That’s what makes them dangerous. They also got Davion, Wiggins, Bam, Larsson. And they got Spo. He’s a great coach. — Klay is a top 5 shooter ever!”
“You know what’s crazy? Me and Klay Thompson just worked out together. I used to think I was the best shooter, but not anymore, dog,” the Brooklyn Nets forward Porter Jr. said. “He beat me by one spot. It was close, and after the workout he was like, ‘It’s been so long since I’ve shot against someone that challenges me. And that’s how I felt, that I never get to work out with someone that challenges me.'”
Heat Central: Norman Powell believes the Heat got WAY BETTER with the Giannis trade: “Anytime you get a generational talent like that it automatically puts you into contention. He’s a generational player… They got some dawgs. Shoutout my man D Mitch. Off night and Bam. They gonna be good. I’m excited to see how it all comes together. They signed Klay. That’s a good pickup for them. They made some good moves”
Legion Hoops: Charles Barkley says Castle and Harper are going to be the new Steph and Klay, per @rBillSimmonsPod. “If I’m a guard in the NBA, I do not want to see them boys the next 10 years.“ (h/t @WembyAlienEra)
Heat Central: Andrew Wiggins on reuniting with Klay Thompson: “He’s one of the most competitive people I played with. To have him on the squad is going to be amazing. — He’s one of one. He brings that championship mentality to the team and this is a year that we can do something special and he’s someone that can be a big part of it”
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Heat Central: Mychal Thompson says Klay is DESPERATE to win his 5th ring with the Miami Heat: “He loved basketball. He still has deep love and affection for the game. That’s number 1. Number 2, 4 rings. He’s desperate to get that 5th ring. So is Steph, so is LeBron.”
Heat Central: Klay Thompson praises Heat Culture: “I’ve had nothing but respect for the Heat. Heat Culture isn’t just a phrase, they live it. There’s a reason their guys overachieved a lot of times or embraced the pressure that comes with championship expectations. That’s what attracted me here. All my friends who played here talk how demanding it is and your fitness will be the best it’s ever been. I want to be in a environment that’s super competitive and guys might get uncomfortable at times. I love that. I get a whole jolt of energy when I walk in this building and seeing photos on the wall of the championship runs and all the greats who played here. Gives me a new motivation to add a chapter to my legacy.” (Via @ZaslowShow)
Shams Charania: Free agent center Nick Richards has agreed to a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN. After signing Klay Thompson, the Heat fill roster slot No. 14 with a reserve big man.
Green believes that because of Thompson's initial knee injury in 2019, and Achilles injury a year later, his former teammate never had the opportunity to truly prove his capabilities as a team's No. 1 option. "So now, in turn, everyone wants to talk like 'Oh, you couldn't do it' like he wasn't going to," Green added. "But I study the history, I do the research, and I'm going to appreciate and watch and know the Klay Thompson of 2017, '18, '19, he was capable. "He just never got the opportunity to do the contractual obligations, and once he fulfilled his contractual obligations, he faced an ACL and Achilles in back-to-back years and missed two-and-a-half years of basketball."
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"Everyone tries to make Klay the guy Klay was after the injuries," Green said. "I won't go for that. What I will also say is, [it was] highly likely that after the 2019 playoffs, Klay Thompson was going to leave the Golden State Warriors and go be a No. 1 option somewhere. Highly f--king likely. "Then he got hurt, and so he stayed. But one thing I can assure you, there was a 90 percent chance my brother was going to leave Golden State and go elsewhere and test that No. 1 option thing out. Unfortunately, it wasn't in the cards for him and he got hurt and he never got the opportunity to."
Heat Central: Draymond Green loves Klay Thompson to Miami but questions how he’ll fit with ‘Heat Culture’: “I love the move. I love this for Klay. I know Klay is happy he’s in Miami. He’s around water. I know this move makes him a happy man… I think this is a very great move for Klay. He was late to the press conference because he was stuck in traffic, that is Klay Thompson. I found it interesting Klay going to Miami I said ‘oh that Heat culture thing.’ I don’t know how that’s going to work for Klay because Klay moves to the own beat of his own drum. I want to see how that fits into the ‘Heat culture’ stuff.”
Heat Central: Draymond Green doesn’t like people thinking the Heat got the 2018 version of Klay Thompson 👀 “I don’t like how everybody is trying to act like ‘oh it’s Klay Thompson! Klay to the Heat!’ Like this is Klay from 2018. The reason I don’t like it is because I feel like everybody is trying to set Klay up for failure. I’m going to say it right here right now. Let’s stop acting like it’s 2017 Klay going to Miami. I wish sports media would speak on it more like when Ray Allen went to Miami. Don’t try to set my brother up like you getting the 2018 version so when you don’t, you can bash him. That’s bullsh*t. He’s going into year 16. Yes he’s going to provide shooting…. Let’s look at him like Ray going to Miami, back when sports media was a good thing.”
Draymond Green Show: Draymond reacts to fans saying Klay Thompson couldn't be a number 1 option & Klay signing with the Heat "You mean to tell me if Klay Thompson left the Warriors, he couldn't be a number 1 option but Reggie Miller could?... Highly likely that after the 2019 playoffs, Klay Thompson was gonna leave the Warriors and go be a number 1 option somewhere, highly f**king likely and then he got hurt...When they said 'Klay going to Miami' and I was like 'oh that Heat culture thing' I don't know how that's gonna work... let's stop acting like 2017 Klay is going to Miami... I wish sports media would speak to it more like when Ray Allen went to Miami."
