dallasweekly.news compared the salaries inside Friday's Klay Thompson buyout. The Colony can keep that money contrast tight and attributed.
Thompson was due $17.5 million from Dallas in 2026-27, the last year of a three-year contract, according to ESPN, the Dallas Morning News, and USA TODAY Sports. After the buyout announced Friday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported he plans a two-year, nearly $13 million deal with Miami — with a player option — once he clears waivers.
That is a sourced framework, not a signed contract, and the AP separately said he intends to join the Heat with a possible Sunday signing if unclaimed.
Why the gap matters to roster watchers
Dallas frees the final-year obligation via buyout while Thompson seeks a contender structure ESPN tied to Miami's post-Giannis needs. The Morning News reported the Mavericks will take 15 standard contracts into September camp and that only Irving (34) and Caleb Martin (31) remain 30 or older. Thompson's Dallas production: 141 games, 12.9 points per game, 38.7% from three (DMN).
Closing quotes
Masai Ujiri's gratitude statement ran on the AP, ESPN, and Morning News. Mike Schmitz told the Morning News via 1310 The Ticket that he was thankful without detailing next-team talks.
dallasweekly.news remains the cited cap-sheet main. The Colony includes that article URL in Sources with the verifying wire links.
