{"id":378159,"date":"2026-08-22T06:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378159\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T06:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:38:30","slug":"miami-heat-land-new-big-addition-after-klay-thompson-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378159\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat land new big addition after Klay Thompson signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vin Baker will be reuniting with Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Miami Heat, as the former NBA star will be joining Erik Spoelstra&#8217;s coaching staff as an assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after making a major move involving Klay Thompson, the Miami Heat are adding a respected assistant coach with ties to Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/8295-klay-thompson.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-423801-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Klay  Thompson\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                SG, SF\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                36\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                196 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                100 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Los Angeles, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>Per NBA insider Chris Haynes, Vin Baker intends to join the Heat coaching staff under head coach Erik Spoelstra.<\/p>\n<p>Baker will reunite with the Greek superstar after years together with the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2090922598154514547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Vin Baker reunites with Giannis, joins Miami Heat coaching staff <\/p>\n<p>Vin Baker shares a tight connection with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Baker has been an assistant coach in Milwaukee from 2018 to 2026, serving under three head coaches from Mike Budenholzer, Adrian Griffin, and Doc Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>As such, with the Bucks kickstarting a rebuild, Baker now joins Giannis in his new chapter in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Baker is a four-time NBA All-Star who played for six different teams in his NBA career. He was an All-NBA talent during his time in Milwaukee from 1993 to 1997.<\/p>\n<p>With Giannis starting to embrace himself as the newest Heat superstar, having a familiar presence in Baker would significantly help the two-time NBA MVP adjust in South Beach.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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