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Fourth all-time in threes, off Dallas's books after Friday buyout

dallasweekly.news covered the money; Denison can keep the shooting ledger beside the same Friday buyout.

Denison Newsroom

August 22, 20262 min read

dallasweekly.news covered the money; Denison can keep the shooting ledger beside the same Friday buyout.

Klay Thompson ranks fourth all-time with 2,899 career three-pointers, trailing Stephen Curry (4,248), James Harden (3,390), and Ray Allen (2,973), after passing Damian Lillard last season, according to ESPN, the Associated Press, and the Dallas Morning News. On Friday the Mavericks agreed to buy out the final season of his contract — a year that still carried a $17.5 million salary (ESPN/DMN/USA TODAY).

Dallas years in numbers

Thompson appeared in 141 games with 80 starts over two Mavericks seasons and averaged 12.9 points on 40.3% field-goal shooting and 38.7% from three, the Morning News reported. The AP put the same two-year scoring average at 12.9 points and about 39% from three, against career marks of 19.6 points and 41% from beyond the arc.

Where the wires send him next

ESPN's Shams Charania reported he plans a two-year, nearly $13 million Heat deal with a player option after clearing waivers. The AP's person familiar with his plans said he intends to sign with Miami and may be able to sign as early as Sunday if unclaimed. Masai Ujiri's gratitude statement ran across the AP, ESPN, and the Morning News.

dallasweekly.news remains the longer cap-sheet main Denison cites by site name. Sources include that public URL plus the ESPN, AP, Morning News, and USA TODAY stories that verified the facts.

Cap and camp context

The Dallas Morning News reported the buyout leaves Dallas at 15 standard contracts for September camp, with only Irving (34) and Caleb Martin (31) still 30 or older. ESPN said Thompson told the 26-56 Mavericks he wanted a contender. Those roster facts belong next to the all-time threes ledger Denison is emphasizing, and they remain attributed to the same Friday wires dallasweekly.news used.

Sources

https://dallasweekly.news/article/cap-sheet-reset-mavericks-buy-out-thompson-as-heat-wait-on-waivers

https://apnews.com/article/mavericks-klay-thompson-buyout-a39464e2160ee4395033b5969fbc1b5e

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49683637/mavs-buy-klay-thompson-deal-heat-move-deck-sources-say

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/article/dallas-mavericks-klay-thompson-reach-buyout-22398523.php

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/mavericks/2026/08/21/klay-thompson-miami-heat-dallas-mavericks-buyout/91409532007/

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