dallasweekly.news covered cap math; Melissa tracks the calendar the Associated Press put on the waiver process.
The AP reported Friday that Klay Thompson intends to sign with the Miami Heat once he clears waivers and that, if unclaimed, he may be able to sign as early as Sunday. Dallas and Thompson agreed to a buyout the same day, the AP, ESPN, and the Dallas Morning News reported.
He was owed $17.5 million for 2026-27, the last season of his three-year contract (ESPN/DMN/USA TODAY).
Parallel ESPN framework
ESPN's Shams Charania put the planned Heat deal at two years and nearly $13 million with a player option after waivers. ESPN also said Thompson asked the 26-56 Mavericks for a contender and that Miami prioritized him after the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.
Those lines explain why Sunday appears in the AP story — as a conditional earliest date if he goes unclaimed, not as a guaranteed signing day.
Roster leftovers
The Morning News wrote that Dallas will take 15 standard contracts into September camp and that only Irving (34) and Caleb Martin (31) remain 30 or older. Ujiri's gratitude statement appeared on the AP, ESPN, and the Morning News.
dallasweekly.news remains the longer main Melissa cites. Sources include that public URL with the wire stories, and the Heat path stays behind waivers.
