The DeRozan-to-Denver / Klay-to-Miami Domino

Just when it looked like the NBA's summer of superteam-building had settled, two more moves landed Friday: DeMar DeRozan, 37, agreed to a one-year deal with the Nuggets to play alongside Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, while Klay Thompson is set to join the Heat on a two-year deal after a buyout with Dallas — reportedly after Miami made clear Thompson, not DeRozan, would get the starting shooting guard spot next to Giannis Antetokounmpo. It's a small but telling domino: DeRozan reportedly turned down a bench role in Miami to take a more featured one in Denver instead, even for less total guaranteed money. At a certain stage of a career, role and fit start outweighing the paycheck — worth remembering the next time a veteran's free agency decision looks confusing on paper.