{"id":18049,"date":"2024-12-16T21:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18049"},"modified":"2024-12-16T21:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:29:03","slug":"all-signs-point-to-dynamic-guard-as-favorite-to-fill-one-of-heats-2-open-roster-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18049","title":{"rendered":"All signs point to dynamic guard as \u2018favorite\u2019 to fill one of Heat\u2019s 2 open roster spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In light of trading big man Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat have two open roster spots at the moment. Because the NBA prohibits teams from having fewer than 14 players on their standard roster for more than two weeks at a time, the clock is ticking on the Heat to make an addition to their roster.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBA reporter Evan Sidery, guard Dru Smith is the favorite to fill one of the Heat\u2019s open roster spots at this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Heat%20Nation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1868354988768125421&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheatnation.com%2Frumors%2Fall-signs-point-to-dynamic-guard-as-favorite-to-fill-one-of-heats-2-open-roster-spots%2F&amp;sessionId=ec4e84c8b9c0f3defb0fec342cc2c6ef54ef3807&amp;siteScreenName=heatnationcom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1868354988768125421\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Smith is already a member of the Heat, but he\u2019s on a two-way deal and has spent somewhat limited time with Miami thus far in the 2024-25 regular season. The Heat have played 23 games since the start of the campaign, yet Smith has suited up in just 10 of those contests.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, Smith received quite a bit of playing time in Miami\u2019s most recent game against the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 12. He was on the court for longer than any Heat player outside of big man Bam Adebayo, and he totaled 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal in a bout Miami won by 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>Smith saw significant action in Miami\u2019s win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 8 as well. He reached double digits in points in that game too and knocked down half of his six 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s not merely a coincidence that the Heat have been playing some of their best basketball of the season recently with Smith getting more opportunities to see the floor. Miami\u2019s current winning streak of four games is a season-high, and the team is now within striking distance of a top-three seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the level at which Smith as well as the Heat have played lately, perhaps it would be in the best interest of Miami to upgrade the 26-year-old\u2019s contract from a two-way to a standard deal. It should also be interesting to find out how much run time he gets in Miami\u2019s next regular-season contest, which will be against the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of trading big man Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat have two open roster spots at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All signs point to dynamic guard as \u2018favorite\u2019 to fill one of Heat\u2019s 2 open roster spots - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=18049\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"All signs point to dynamic guard as \u2018favorite\u2019 to fill one of Heat\u2019s 2 open roster spots - 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