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By Matt Audilet
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The Miami Heat already made a massive move this offseason, acquiring two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in a blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Bucks.
As part of this league-altering trade, the Heat lost one of their best outside shooters — Tyler Herro.
The Heat are now reportedly targeting 3-point shooters as their "No. 1 priority" to place around Antetokounmpo and fellow star big man Bam Adebayo.
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According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, the Heat's No. 1 target is veteran 3-point sharpshooter Klay Thompson.
“The Miami Heat’s No. 1 priority right now is to acquire shooting. They found their No. 1 target for that. That’s Klay Thompson," Charania reported on Tuesday. "The problem is Klay has one year left on his [Dallas Mavericks] contract so they’re exploring whether they can trade for him, or whether this could end up in a buyout. We’ll see over the next several weeks.”
Thompson, one of the greatest 3-point shooters in NBA history, just finished his second season with the Mavericks. Through his first two years in Dallas, he averaged 12.9 points per game while shooting 38.7% from behind the 3-point arc.
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Thompson is entering the final season of the three-year, $50 million contract he signed with the Mavericks before the 2024-25 campaign. He's set to earn just under $17.5 million this coming season.
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