Klay Thompson explains that the reasons he gave up a lot of money and joined the Miami Heat have to do with the opportunity to play high-level basketball and make a deep postseason run

Klay Thompson on where he is now physically in comparison to 3-4 years agoI can do it at a high level The durability for me has been huge plus it's nice to walk on the floor and play free-minded

First Look at Klay Thompson in a Miami Heat Uniform

Klay's first look at his Miami Heat locker

Klay All the notoriety you get from playing this game at a high level doesn't hit the same as chasing a championship I know Pat Spo know all about that - so does Bam Giannis Wiggs all the young players theyre all hungry to make their mark in this league that fire still burns within me

Klay Thompson on Giannis Antetokounmpo and his impact His interior scoring is one of the best ever and his jump shot is greatly improved Now you can't sag off him like you used to He will punish you and he's just an incredible talent who has a great will to win

Green There was a 90 chance my brother Klay Thompson was going to leave Golden State and go elsewhere and test that number 1 option thing out Unfortunately he got hurt