Boca Raton, FL – As the Miami Heat are starting a new era led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, another star added to the team in the offseason came in the form of four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson. With Thompson going through his first Heat training camp at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) this week, he also reunites with Andrew Wiggins, who will be key in complementing both players this season.

Wiggins spoke with ClutchPoints after the third day of training camp at FAU on Thursday about Miami's new look, and with the franchise's intention of bringing another title to South Beach, the team brought in players with championship experience.

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Heat's Andrew Wiggins on reuniting with Klay Thompson

As Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to one and Thompson being a part of the main core on the Golden State Warriors that won four, Wiggins was a teammate with the three-point specialist on the 2022 team.

With a familiar face like Thompson in Miami, Wiggins tells ClutchPoints that it's beneficial having someone who has “been through everything to get that championship,” with the hope to do it once more with him.

“It's always great playing with he former guys you used to play with,” Wiggins said. “Especially someone you won with because you guys both been through the pain, been through the suffering, been through everything to get that championship that we got, so just coming here and doing that same thing over again with these guys is a journey that we get to do together again.”

As Thompson feels the same way in being back with his Warriors teammate, the veteran is still getting acclimated to the Heat way, admitting to ClutchPoints after the first day of training camp on Tuesday that it was “tiring,” but feels “gratified.”

“Oh man, he's been hooping,” Wiggins said. “He's been doing his thing. You know, Klay's always been a guy that works hard, plays hard, is the ultimate competitor.”

Heat's Andrew Wiggins on teaming up with Giannis Antetokounmpo

Wiggins enters his third year with the Heat after being traded in the Jimmy Butler deal with the Golden Warriors, looking to play a pivotal role as a complementary piece in the starting lineup. Last season, he averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from three-point range.

The 31-year-old also boasts a two-way ability that makes him superbly valuable in the starting lineup, as the defensive prospect of the team, along with him, Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, and Davion Mitchell, make for a formidable unit. Of course, it helps when you bring in a two-time MVP and one of the best players in the NBA in Antetokounmpo, who Wiggins calls a “generational talent.”

“Giannis is a generational talent, one of the GOATs, and for him to be on this team with us is big time,” Wiggins said. “I know everyone's excited, everyone's looking forward to it, the energy in the building is different, the team is different, the city is different, so we're all excited about that.”

“He's someone that as soon as he steps on that court, you know, that gravitational pull towards him is insane,” Wiggins continued. “Because he's someone you got to really game plan for. Giannis is one of those ones.”

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As Wiggins enters his 13th season in the league after coming into the league as the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, one might think there's nothing more to prove to oneself. However, the chase for another title remains his main focus.

“Yeah, I mean, you just want to keep competing at the highest level, you know, the ultimate goal for everyone is to win a championship. You know, you can never have too many of those,” Wiggins said.

Heat's Erik Spoelstra on what makes Andrew Wiggins “invaluable”

While the Heat on paper could be considered championship contenders, it could take time for everything to click, especially with the new additions on the team aside from Antetokounmpo and Thompson. Wiggins would downplay that notion as not just being a hurdle for Miami.

“No team right now is going to be perfect, we got a lot of [veterans] on this team, but we also got young guys, and these young guys are hooping, man,” Wiggins said. “They're not playing like young guys, and that's what we need them to do so the walls can keep building around each other to make this year special.”

As mentioned, Wiggins will be crucial to Miami's success in fitting with the starting lineup, which won't be a concern for head coach Erik Spoelstra, who said that a player like the forward is “invaluable.”

“He's been able to fit around great teams, great players, and do it seamlessly,” Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints Thursday. “Makes it look easier than it actually is, especially for a guy that used to be a number one option, and he'll guard the other team's top guys. That's one through four, and then offensively, he's still a guy that you can put the ball in his hands, and he knows what to do with it.”

“But where he's really improved over the last three years with Golden State and with us, he's playing off the ball and playing off other great players, and they can toggle back and forth,” Spoelstra continued. “It's hard to find guys with that kind of role acceptance, and still be really good at those things.”

At any rate, Wiggins and the Heat finish training camp on Friday at FAU ahead of the preseason opener on Saturday against the Toronto Raptors.