Heat Notes: Thompson, Mitchell, Rotation, Crunch Time, Bench

There were questions this offseason about how Klay Thompson would perform in a featured role with the new-look Heat after he spent last season with a 26-win team in Dallas. But the veteran wing, who missed two full prime seasons (2019-21) with a torn ACL and torn Achilles, says he feels reinvigorated in Miami, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Thompson says he’s “very motivated” to continue his hot start after scoring 14.4 points while converting 3.8 of his 9.4 three-point attempts per game (40.8%) over his first 11 appearances (24.8 minutes per contest). If he maintains that percentage over a full season, it would represent his second-most accurate season from…