Heat could reportedly move youngster for four-time Warriors champion originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.With the expectation that the Miami Heat will make another move or two over the next few weeks, one name that continues to pop up is Klay Thompson.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThompson, now with the Dallas Mavericks, is coming off arguably the worst season of his career. It’s unfortunate that Thompson has played the way he has recently, though much of that is due to the Mavericks being a below-average team and him simply not being the same player he once was before some of the injuries he dealt with.However, Thompson could still be a nice piece for what the Heat want to do, though it remains uncertain whether Miami would be willing to move on from what it has to land him. According to the latest reports, a deal for Thompson could include someone like Nikola Jovic.“One of them is Klay Thompson, reports Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Thompson, 36, averaged 11.7 points per game last season, shooting 38.3% from 3-point range, both career lows. Thompson is owed $17.5 million next season in the final year of his contract, and it would be tough for Miami to trade for that deal without giving up some of its already thin depth around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo.”Miami could offer Nikola Jovic, and the money works, but the Serbian forward is coming off a down season and is under contract for four years at $64 million, which may be more long-term money than Dallas wants back on its books,” Kurt Helin wrote.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJovic is a decent player in his own right and could be a solid piece for Dallas.However, I question whether the Heat would want to trade him for a player of Thompson’s caliber. Not that Thompson wouldn’t be a great fit for what they’re looking to do right now, but Jovic is much younger and is one of the few remaining assets they have.Warriors get Bronny James news, but there’s a LeBron James twistHeat find out whether they’ll have to add Bronny if they land LeBron JamesWe now know how the Lakers feel about trading Bronny JamesSpurs could trade Sixth Man of the Year winner under one conditionCeltics chances of trading Derrick White revealed
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