{"id":371944,"date":"2026-08-15T03:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/371944\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T03:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:32:35","slug":"report-miami-heat-make-major-decision-on-klay-thompson-trade-after-beal-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/371944\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Miami Heat Make Major Decision on Klay Thompson Trade After Beal Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making a basket against the Indiana Pacers in the first half at Chase Center on March 22, 2024 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal<\/a>, a major name who had been connected to the Miami Heat<\/a> for weeks, is now off the table. Beal, 33, agreed to return to the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> on a two-year contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But losing Beal to the Clippers hasn\u2019t changed the Heat\u2019s mind on Klay Thompson<\/a>. The Heat will continue to wait. Miami has decided<\/a> against trading for Thompson mainly because a deal would require moving 23-year-old forward Nikola Jovic<\/a>, a player the Heat desire to retain.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though the Heat could get creative with a trade offer revolving around 23-year-old forward Nikola Jovic, this doesn\u2019t appear to be a scenario Miami wants to see play out,\u201d reported NBA<\/a> insider Brett Siegel. \u201cJovic is a young talent the Heat have coveted since drafting him 27th overall in 2022, and he is one of the team\u2019s only youthful options after trading Tyler Herro<\/a>, Kel\u2019el Ware<\/a>, Jaime Jaquez<\/a> Jr., and Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a> for Giannis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami Heat Dug in on Decision Despite Clear Path to Klay Thompson
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GettyNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA \u2013 DECEMBER 22: Klay Thompson #31 of the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> drives the ball up the court against the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> at Smoothie King Center on December 22, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

If the Heat was to put Jovic on the table in a trade for Thompson, the Dallas Mavericks would likely gladly accept the offer. But according to Siegel, after the Heat initially weighed potentially trading the young Serbian star, the franchise has decided Jovic is off limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the Heat internally discussing the idea of trading Jovic earlier this offseason after acquiring Antetokounmpo, specifically as they continued to map out their pursuit of LeBron James<\/a> in free agency, the team ultimately decided against such a move,\u201d Siegel wrote for ClutchPoints.<\/p>\n

Thompson, 36, has become the Heat\u2019s top offseason priority in wake of LeBron James choosing the rival Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in free agency. But Thompson still has one year remaining on his contract with the Mavs, who are unwilling to buyout the remaining salary on Thompson\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, league sources say Thompson has not yet approached the team about a potential buyout, and the Mavericks are focused on finding a trade for the veteran sharpshooter,\u201d Siegel reported. \u201cThe Mavericks do not hold interest in buying Thompson out and want to utilize his expiring contract to add something of value, whether it be second-round draft assets or something else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami Waiting for Klay to Shake Free<\/p>\n

The Heat has three standard roster spots open and hopes Thompson will fill one. Despite the Mavs strongly disinterested in letting Thompson walk this offseason, Miami is not budging. The team will continue to wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears that the Heat will remain patient in filling out the rest of its roster to give Thompson time to possibly shake free through a buyout agreement,\u201d Heat reporter Anthony Chiang wrote for the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n

Despite all signs pointing to Thompson starting the upcoming 2026-27 season in Dallas, Heat insider Ethan Skolnick believes Thompson will ultimately land in Miami this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the Heat will end up with Klay Thompson and I don\u2019t believe they will have to trade anything for him. And I know right now they\u2019re not inclined to trade anything for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Heat has also been strongly linked to free agent star DeMar DeRozan<\/a>. But it appears the team is focused on landing Thompson to add elite shooting around the newly-acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAdel Ahmad<\/a> Adel is a writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA. His work has appeared on various media platforms, both national and local. More about Adel Ahmad<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-371944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}