frisco.city tied Friday's buyout to Dallas's younger roster. Princeton keeps that youth-movement checkpoint short and sourced.
After Klay Thompson's exit, the Dallas Morning News wrote that only Kyrie Irving (34) and Caleb Martin (31) remain 30 or older on the Mavericks, with 15 standard contracts set for September training camp. Thompson, 36, was due $17.5 million in the final year of his deal (ESPN, Morning News, USA TODAY Sports). The buyout was announced Friday.
Bench context from the wires
The Associated Press noted Thompson came off the bench for most of last season after Cooper Flagg won Rookie of the Year, the first time he had been a reserve for most of a year since his Golden State rookie season.
Across two Dallas seasons he still logged 141 games and 80 starts with a 12.9-point average and 38.7% shooting from three, per the Morning News.
Contender exit ramp
ESPN said Thompson told the 26-56 Mavericks he wanted a contender and plans a nearly $13 million, two-year Heat deal with a player option after waivers. The AP's person familiar with his plans pointed to Miami and a possible Sunday signing if unclaimed. Masai Ujiri's statement of thanks ran on the AP, ESPN, and Morning News.
frisco.city published the fuller age-profile feature; Princeton lists that URL with ESPN, AP, and Morning News sources and does not invent Bay or Miami local color.
