Miami Heat adds Klay Thompson, targets Nick Richards as next signing
2 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 27, 2026, 12:05 AM
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
The Miami Heat have signed Klay Thompson to a two-year, $11.5 million contract, marking a significant addition this offseason. This move provides the team with flexibility to pursue additional players, including Nick Richards as a potential backup big man. Richards recently worked out with the Heat and could join the roster before training camp. Other unidentified centers are also being monitored as the Heat look to finalize their roster ahead of the upcoming season.
- •Klay Thompson signs with Miami Heat for two years at $11.5 million.
- •Nick Richards is a likely target for the Heat as a backup big man.
- •Richards is currently working out in Miami and weighing his options.
- •The Heat has three open roster spots ahead of training camp.
- •Other centers are being considered before the August 29 player waiver deadline.
- 12:05 AMYahoo Sports — Miami Heat Get Great News as 6’11” 2-Way Big Man ‘Expected’ to Join Giannis
- 12:50 AMYahoo Sports — Report: Miami Heat ‘Likely’ to Sign 6’11” Explosive Big Man After Landing Klay Thompson
"The Miami Heat is still celebrating the arrival of Klay Thompson, who signed a two-year, $11.5 million contract with the franchise late last week, marking the team’s second-biggest addition this offseason. Thompson also made a bit of a financial sacrifice, doing so with one vision in mind. “I would say just the opportunity to play […] The post Report: Miami Heat ‘Likely’ to Sign 6’11” Explosive Big Man After Landing Klay Thompson appeared first on HEAVY.
"The vibes in Miami are extra glamorous nowadays. That’s been a rarity in late August in recent years. But this year is nothing like those years … because the Heat is back.Helping the cause is future Hall of Famer Klay Thompson, who recently landed in Miami after reaching a buyout agreement with the Dallas Mavericks […] The post Miami Heat Get Great News as 6’11” 2-Way Big Man ‘Expected’ to Join Giannis appeared first on HEAVY.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 27, 2026, 12:05 AMMiami Heat Get Great News as 6’11” 2-Way Big Man ‘Expected’ to Join Giannis
The vibes in Miami are extra glamorous nowadays. That’s been a rarity in late August in recent years. But this year is nothing like those years … because the Heat is back.Helping the cause is future Hall of Famer Klay Thompson, who recently landed in Miami after reaching a buyout agreement with the Dallas Mavericks […] The post Miami Heat Get Great News as 6’11” 2-Way Big Man ‘Expected’ to Join Giannis appeared first on HEAVY.
- Yahoo SportsAug 26, 2026, 12:50 AMReport: Miami Heat ‘Likely’ to Sign 6’11” Explosive Big Man After Landing Klay Thompson
The Miami Heat is still celebrating the arrival of Klay Thompson, who signed a two-year, $11.5 million contract with the franchise late last week, marking the team’s second-biggest addition this offseason. Thompson also made a bit of a financial sacrifice, doing so with one vision in mind. “I would say just the opportunity to play […] The post Report: Miami Heat ‘Likely’ to Sign 6’11” Explosive Big Man After Landing Klay Thompson appeared first on HEAVY.
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