Heat converting two-way Dru Smith to standard deal?
The Heat’s next move could be converting one of its two-way contract players to a standard deal to fill that 14th roster spot. Heat two-way contract guard Dru Smith is the obvious candidate for that promotion, as he has logged double-digit minutes in five straight games for Miami. Smith, who turns 27 on Dec. 30, logged a career-high 34 minutes in Thursday’s home win over the Toronto Raptors and has played the entire fourth quarter in three straight games.
Source: Miami Herald
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Halftime: Heat 58, Raptors 51. Heat closed the first half on a 33-10 run to rally from a 16-point deficit and enter halftime with a seven-point lead.
Nikola Jovic and Dru Smith gave the Heat quality minutes off the bench during that run. - 8:43 PM
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If the Heat moves Smith to a standard contract in the coming days, his minimum salary for the rest of the season would be about $1.5 million. The Heat has enough room to sign Smith to that deal while still staying about $2.2 million under the second apron threshold. Smith’s potential promotion to a standard contract would create an open two-way contract slot for the Heat. The Heat could fill that opening by signing guard Isaiah Stevens to a two-way deal. -via Miami Herald / December 14, 2024
Ira Winderman: The Thomas Bryant move also would allow the Heat to convert one of their two-way contracts to a standard deal (Dru Smith?) and perhaps sign a Skyforce player (Isaiah Stevens) to a two-way deal, instead. -via Twitter @IraHeatBeat / December 13, 2024
Tim Reynolds: Kevin Love is questionable for the Heat tomorrow. Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier are probable. Dru Smith, Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jovic are available. -via Twitter @ByTimReynolds / November 28, 2024
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