Miami Heat Announce Signing Of New Player

The Miami Warmth are coming off an thrilling season the place they have been the primary seed within the Japanese Convention and misplaced in Recreation 7 of the Convention Finals to the Boston Celtics. 

They are going to tip off the brand new season on October 19 after they host DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls in Florida.    

With coaching camp and the preseason proper across the nook, groups across the league are making many roster strikes. 

On Tuesday, the Warmth introduced that they’ve signed Dru Smith (h/t Hoops Rumors). 

Through Warmth PR: “Your Miami HEAT introduced in the present day that they’ve signed guard Dru Smith. Per membership coverage, phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.”

Smith averaged 14.3 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and a pair of.1 steals per contest in 26 video games throughout his finals season at Missouri.

He went undrafted within the 2021 NBA Draft however performed within the G League this previous season.

In ten common season video games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (Warmth’s affiliate), he averaged 8.0 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.

He additionally performed in eight Showcase Cup video games averaging 14.5 factors, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.9 steals per contest.

Sadly, his season was reduce quick attributable to a knee damage.

The Warmth will play their first preseason sport on October 4 after they host the Minnesota Timberwolves, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see if they provide Smith an opportunity to play.

They are going to seemingly be one of many contenders within the Japanese Convention in the course of the 2022-3 season.