In the coming days and weeks, the Miami Heat will assemble its roster for the upcoming campaign. However, the Heat assembled its summer league roster first.
The Heat quickly turned its attention to the undrafted pool of players to fill its summer roster and find intriguing prospects who could become the organization’s next undrafted success story after selecting Arizona guard Pelle Larsson with the 43rd overall pick in the second round of the draft on Thursday and adding Indiana center Kel’el Ware with the 15th overall pick on Wednesday.
The Heat’s summer league squad is expected to head to the West Coast in the near future in order to start training on July 4. The Heat play three games in the California Classic to begin summer league play in San Francisco.
On July 6, they play the Golden State Warriors at 6:30 p.m.; on July 7, they play the Sacramento Kings at 4:30 p.m.; and on July 10, they play the Los Angeles Lakers at 7 p.m. at the Golden State Warriors’ home arena. After that, the Heat will participate in the Las Vegas Summer League, which takes place from July 12–22, much like every other NBA team.
For the first time, Dan Bisaccio, a player development coach, will lead the Heat in the summer league. Here is a current roster of undrafted prospects that have committed to play for the Heat in the summer league this year, based on rumors and sources.
Keshad Johnson, a forward for Arizona: a big forward who, as a fifth-year senior at Arizona last season, averaged 11.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, one steal, and 52.6 percent from the field in 37 games (all starts), including 36 of 93 (38.7 percent) on threes. He attended San Diego State for his first four years of college. A source says Johnson is anticipated to sign a two-way contract with the Heat.
Three players may be signed to two-way contracts by each squad, and those players may be substituted out at any moment. Deals that are two-way do not count against the salary cap. Johnson, who turned 23 on June 23, is 6-foot-6, weighs 224 pounds, and has a wingspan of six feet, ten inches.
The Ringer compared himself to former Heat forward Jae Crowder in the NBA. During his four seasons at San Diego State, Johnson averaged 5.8 points, four rebounds, and 18 minutes per game over his career. In his final season, he played 22 minutes per game.
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