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Klay Thompson must do one thing after Mavs buyout before Draymond Green's '305 aesthetic' warning turns real originally appeared on The Sporting News .
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Klay Thompson's Dallas Mavericks tenure is officially over, and his next stop is set. Dallas announced a buyout Friday, and the five-time All-Star is expected to sign with the Miami Heat once he clears waivers.
According to reports from ESPN's Shams Charania, Thompson will sign a two-year deal worth roughly $13 million with a player option for the second season. Miami overlooked several key targets for the 36-year-old sharpshooter, and the patience finally paid off.
Amid the transition, his old Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green has a warning for him about fitting in. Green posted an Instagram story recently reacting to a graphic of Thompson's new No. 11 Heat jersey.
Green wrote , "South Beach Killa!!" In the same story, he then tagged Thompson, joking, "I think you gone have to buy a new boat to fit the 305 aesthetic my boy."
The "305" line nods directly to Miami's iconic area code and its flashy South Beach lifestyle. The boat references Thompson's time with the Warriors, when he regularly commuted to Chase Center games across the San Francisco Bay on his 37-foot Axopar. \
While he originally nicknamed the vessel the "Nordic Knife," he recently renamed it the "SS Stallion." Green's joked that Thompson's old Bay Area boat won't work in Miami. He needs an upgrade to fit the South Beach vibe.
Thompson walked away from the final $17.5 million of his contract to say goodbye to Dallas, where things never clicked the way either side hoped. He signed with the Mavs in 2024 on a three-year, $50 million deal, but the Luka Doncic trade after seven months reshaped the roster around him.
Eventually, he lost his starting spot midway through last season. Over 69 games, Thompson averaged only 11.7 points on a career-low 39.3% shooting, including 38.3% from three.
Miami has been chasing him for weeks. The Heat, now built around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, made Thompson their top offseason shooting target and are using most of their remaining mid-level exception to get him. Mavericks president Masai Ujiri praised Thompson on his way out, calling him "one of the great players and competitors of his generation."
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