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After spending one season with the Miami Heat, veteran guard Alec Burks said that he hopes to re-sign and continue his time in Miami.<\/p>\n
During exit interviews with the media, Burks celebrated the Heat\u2019s team-first approach and Erik Spoelstra\u2019s coaching when discussing his season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a great year. I had a great time. I love everybody here,\u201d Burks told reporters. \u201cAnd I learned a lot. Even though I\u2019m in my 14th year, I still learned something. So I\u2019m glad I was here. Hopefully, I can come back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burks signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum to join the Heat last summer. He was used sparingly for most of the season before emerging as a starter during the team\u2019s final stretch. Burks averaged 7.3 points on 42.4% shooting overall (42.5% on 3s), 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He started in 14 of his 49 appearances.<\/p>\n
The Jimmy Butler drama that derailed the season didn\u2019t turn Burks away. In fact, he was impressed with how Spoelstra and Bam Adebayo handled the adversity and tried to keep the focus on basketball. It\u2019s something that resonated with the no-nonsense Burks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned Spo can manage anything. Coach through anything,\u201d Burks said. \u201cWe had a lot of things go on, and I feel like he did a great job of bringing the locker room together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burks, 33, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. He has played for eight teams in his 14 seasons and could return to Miami for another year on another veteran minimum contract.<\/p>\n
But the Heat have other, more pressing needs to sort through first. Can they acquire a star to raise the team’s ceiling? And which role players might have to go in order to retool around Adebayo and Tyler Herro? Only after addressing those bigger issues can the Heat move on to filling out the rest of the roster.<\/p>\n
Burks is a low-maintenance and inexpensive option who is respected and well-liked in Miami. His return shouldn\u2019t be ruled out, but the Heat have other priorities to attend to first.<\/p>\n After spending one season with the Miami Heat, veteran guard Alec Burks said that he hopes to re-sign and continue his time in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":64427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n