mckinneyweekly.news centered Masai Ujiri's voice after Friday's buyout. Sherman keeps the statement beside the roster math.
"Klay is one of the great players and competitors of his generation, and we are grateful for everything he brought to the Mavericks organization," Ujiri said in a statement carried by the Associated Press, ESPN, and the Dallas Morning News, which also printed the line of tremendous respect and well-wishes.
Dallas and Thompson agreed to buy out the final $17.5 million season of his three-year deal (ESPN/DMN/USA TODAY).
What changes on the sheet
The Morning News reported that the Mavericks will enter September training camp with 15 standard contracts — the league maximum into the regular season — and that only Kyrie Irving (34) and Caleb Martin (31) remain 30 or older. General manager Mike Schmitz, on 1310 The Ticket, told the Morning News he was thankful and declined the "nitty-gritty" of internal talks about Thompson's next team.
Heat intention after waivers
ESPN's Shams Charania reported a planned nearly $13 million, two-year Heat deal with a player option after waivers. The AP said Thompson intends to sign with Miami and may be able to sign as early as Sunday if unclaimed. ESPN also noted he asked the 26-56 Mavericks for a contender. Thompson's Dallas averages: 12.9 points and 38.7% from three across 141 games (DMN).
mckinneyweekly.news has the longer front-office feature Sherman cites. Sources include that URL; no settlement figure is invented.
