Heat sign Caleb Daniels, training camp roster now at 21-player max

The Miami Heat announced Thursday that they have signed guard Caleb Daniels to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract (Exhibit 10).

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The Heat’s training camp roster is now at the 21-player maximum ahead of camp, which begins Tuesday. He now joins guards Isaiah Stevens and Zyon Pullin on Exhibit 10 contracts, creating extra competition amongst the group if Dru Smith’s two-way is at risk for taking.

Daniels played 42 combined games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce last year. He averaged 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 42.8 percent shooting, 36.8 percent from 3-point range and 84.1 percent from the free-throw line.

The 25-year-old has spent the last two Summers with their Summer League program. In seven combined games this year, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals on 40.6 percent shooting and 55.0 percent true-shooting.

There’s little doubt that Daniels will likely be one of the better developmental guards in their system, whether he’s waived or not ahead of the new season. He’s a developing shooter who’s very physical inside the arc, while also being an above-average rebounder and defender for his size. There’s no telling whether or not he would secure the final two-way spot over, say, Stevens, though I do believe that he could earn an opportunity somewhere by the end of the 2024-25 season, should he continue developing in all facets of his game with extra opportunity.