Thompson remains the Heat priority, even though theres no indication when or if he will shake free from Dallas. The Mavericks, well below the luxury tax line, have no particular financial incentive to dump Thompson whos owed $17.5 million in the final year of a three-year contract unless hes willing to take a significant pay cut on a buyout. The Heat might end up needing that $8 million in exception money to bridge the gap with what he would be losing by taking a buyout with Dallas.Miami HeraldThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Klay Thompson remains Miami's priority