We are nearly one month away from the start of training camp! The Miami Heat currently have 18 of their 21 maximum spots filled, so let’s examine which players will be heading into camp for the 2025-26 season!
Players on standard contracts (14):
- Bam Adebayo
- Tyler Herro
- Kasparas Jakucionis
- Jaime Jaquez Jr.
- Keshad Johnson
- Nikola Jovic
- Pelle Larsson
- Davion Mitchell
- Norman Powell
- Terry Rozier
- Dru Smith
- Kel’el Ware
- Andrew Wiggins
Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro headline the 2025-26 roster, hoping to bounce back from an embarrassing first-round exit in the playoffs against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
Herro is coming off his first All-Star appearance, tallying a career-high 23.9 points on 47.2 percent shooting and 37.5 percent from 3-point range.
After a sluggish start to the season, Adebayo finished the 2024-25 campaign very strongly, even though his final numbers may not be indicative of that. He averaged 18.1 points and 9.6 rebounds on just 56.1 percent true shooting, the lowest of his career.
Among the new faces on the roster are Powell, Jakucionis and Fontecchio. Powell was acquired in a three-team trade away from the Los Angeles Clippers, while Fontecchio was the sole piece in the Duncan Robinson sign-and-trade in July.
The Heat drafted Jakucionis with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old, one of the best point guards in the class, is arguably the Heat’s best pure passer right now. He had a strong showing in the Las Vegas Summer League after a disappointing California Classic.
Players on two-way contracts (2):
Teams can have up to three players on two-way contracts; those players are paid roughly half of the rookie minimum (~$636K), but they don’t count against the cap.
They are eligible to be active for up to 50 regular-season games, except if the team isn’t carrying a full 15-man roster. In that case, they could only be active for a combined 90 games. They are not eligible to play in the playoffs.
Myron Gardner:
Listed at 6-foot-6, Gardner, 24, was one of the Heat’s Summer League standouts.
He signed a two-year, two-way contract (most are just for one year). In Las Vegas, he averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 steals on 64.5 percent true shooting, including a 16-point, six-rebound, four-steal effort in their final game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Gardner spent his last two seasons playing professionally with the Osceola Magic, Orlando’s G-League squad. He averaged 10.0 points and 6.3 rebounds on 49.0 percent shooting, 35.3 percent from 3-point range and 76.1 percent from the free-throw line.
Vlad Goldin:
Goldin, an undrafted rookie, signed a two-way deal with the Heat upon the end of the 2025 NBA Draft.
In six Summer League games, the 7-foot-1 big averaged 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.0 block per game on 68.3 percent true shooting. Goldin will have to become more flexible at the NBA level, but he’s a mammoth when he’s on the court.
Goldin, 24, averaged 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds in his lone season at Michigan last year — one year after posting a 16-8-2 block stat line in just 24.9 minutes at Florida Atlantic in 2023-24. He is the Heat’s lone option behind Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware at center.
Players on Exhibit 10 contracts (6):
Exhibit 10 contracts are non-guaranteed training camp deals. These players will presumably fight for either a roster spot or a two-way contract. They can be waived and sign with the organization’s G-League affiliate for at least 60 days if they want to earn a contract bonus
Ethan Thompson:
Thompson has spent the last four professional seasons in the G-League with the Windy City Bulls, Mexico City Capitanes and Osceola Magic. Last year with Osceola, he averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals on 41.5 percent shooting, 39.6 percent from beyond the arc and 80.5 percent from the charity stripe. He’s an undrafted guard from Oregon State and was most recently on a two-way contract with the Magic.
Jahmir Young:
Young spent last season in the Chicago Bulls organization. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 21.7 points and 7.1 assists across 43 G-League regular season games with Windy City, shooting 46.7 percent and 30.2 percent from 3-point range.
With Chicago’s Summer League team, the Maryland alum averaged 13.6 points and four dimes on 53.3/56.3/84.6 shooting splits, including an insane 40-point performance (13-18 FG, 7-8 3PT) against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dain Dainja:
Dainja, a rookie out of Memphis, spent the Summer with the Heat organization. In five Summer League games, he averaged 9.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, converting on 16 of his 26 field goal attempts (61.5 percent). He was a much strong rebounder at Memphis with good mobility for his size at 6-foot-9, 255 pounds.
Gabe Madsen:
Madsen, a rookie out of Utah, spent the Summer with the Golden State Warriors. A 6-foot-6 wing, he averaged 9.2 points on 51.9 percent shooting from 3-point range on 4.5 3-point attempts per game. He struggled from distance in his senior season (32.2 3P%), but he shot 38.2 percent from beyond the arc while averaging 11.0 points and 2.7 rebounds over his three previous seasons (2021-24).
Trevor Keels:
Keels is entering his fourth professional season. He spent the last two with the Iowa Wolves — the Minnesota Timberwolves G-League squad — averaging 19.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists on 44.2/36.9/78.6 shooting splits across 46 games last year. He was the No. 42 overall pick out of Duke in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Precious Achiuwa:
Achiuwa, 26, is the only multi-year NBA vet on this list. He signed a one-year fully non-guaranteed contract Wednesday. Last season with the New York Knicks, he averaged 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds. The Heat drafted Achiuwa No. 20 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, but he was traded after one season in the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade.
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The heat starting lineup most definitely going to be Mitchell, Powell, Wiggins, bam, ware. bench jamie Jacquez jr, Larsson, jovic, fontecchio, achiuwa.
What about PG on second unit? Smith? Jakucionis? Rozier?
For anyone missing Heat games, this should hold you a minute or two.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSq1z5fx2Gw
pro football in miami over lets go heat
Hope the lineup rotation be Herro powell Wiggins bam ware bench Mitchell Larsson jovic fontecchio Goldin 3rd unit Kasparas Jakucionis rozier Jaime jaquez jr Keshad Johnson dain dainja
I just read a Newsweek article saying the Heat are in talks with the Lakers regarding trading Wiggins and asking for a first round pick and some uninspiring returns, including Knecht. Originally, about two months ago, they were talking Vincent and Rui too, but I don’t know what other players thus new deal is about. That would be a terrible trade, an utter fleecing, and that’s even if the Heat get the pick, which held up the deal originally. I hope this was just another bogus report.
Knecht, Hacimura and Vincent for Wiggins works. I m not sure, what to do with all those players, so there should be more trades involved.
Works great…for Lakers. Always looking for free agent veteran deals and teams to fleece to get players for cheap so they can pay their stars max $! Miami should not consider it unless they offer Hachimura, Knecht – AND – 1st round pick! Gabe Vincent and others they are offering do nothing for Miami!
Especially with Vincent making $11m!
Vincent is one of several unsigned players Miami has developed over the past few years. After signing elsewhere, several have been unable to duplicate the success they had in Miami.
Vincent’s time with Miami has come and gone. Sorry Gabe, you can’t go home again.
ditto caleb martin
Trade machine say so, not me.
I don’t think there is other combination of players LAL has, which is possible, except maybe Kleber in place of Vincent,
Moreover, Heat doesn’t need those players, because there is 10, if not more, good, but not great players already in the team. Heat doesn’t need 3 more.
So there must be third party involved, which can provide talent heading in Miami or swallow players like Rosier in this deal.
Wiggins can sign anywhere next summer if Miami doesn’t extend him. If Heat can get Hachimura, Knecht and 1st round pick it would be a good trade for both teams. Lakers are going for broke this season. Miami isn’t. Although Wiggins could be gone next year, the Heat would still have Knecht and the pick.
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Strongly agree. I was never very impressed with Hachimura, but he’s a serviceable player who can play the 3 or 4. Former #9 pick. Hard to predict what Knecht will be, but in college –
Throw in a first round pick that might be in the 15-20 range and I am good with that deal. And, as you point out, you can create a package with another player like Herro to really improve the team.
Okay, there is no doubt that Wiggins is better than any of them, perhaps far better when you consider his defense. But Rui is not a bad player and he’s younger. Was 13/5 with 50+% fg and 40+% 3p% last season. Knecht is a question mark at this point, though he shot okay at 46% and 38% 3s. Throw in a top 10 protected first round pick and I disagree that it would be a fleecing.
I appreciate your input, and maybe feel a little better knowing you think it’s not so bad. The one silver lining is the salary relief the deal would engender. But, not sure it would be that high a pick, if they get one as the Lakers balked at the pick originally. Two, although Rui is serviceable, it’s really trading a high B+ player right in the area of greatest need, for two C’s and a B-. And more of what Knecht brings is exactly what we need less of, not more.
The pick would be nice. But, this deal, if it goes thru, would apparently signify we are becoming very budget oriented, which is a tough way to compete.
Heat could package Herro, Knecht and first for difference maker.
greek?
Haha.
No. But maybe a French-Canadian with a bad moon rising.
Nothing comes to my mind.
Williamson, Morant, Ball, Young, Fox, Markkanen?
And John Fogerty
Neil Young. He was born in Toronto but his mother was half French.
Those are difference makers?
Herro should be on that list, too.
Oh, wait….
Just joking.
But those are players with major flaws, like availability, weight, nothing in head issues.
And some of them are defensive liabilities too.
I agree. You get what you pay for. Herro, Knecht and pick don’t pay for all that much.
Probably a bogus report. Doesn’t make much sense to me.
Mitchell Herro powell bam ware is what should be the starting lineup but
Herro powell Wiggins bam ware is what spo should try out for real jovic should play for a starter spot
Starting lineup herro Wiggins Powell bam ware bench Mitchell Larsson fontecchio jovic goldin
That is probably where they will start. Meanwhile, Spo will be able to assess how players mesh together and if the line-ups and rotations need to be flexible under different game scenarios. I think Jaquez, Johnson and possibly Rozier may have something to say about playing time, once camp and preseason are over. That should also help Spo clear up which players may be expendable and which ones may not.
Players who I think are most likely to be involved in trades between the preseason and the trade deadline, (if the price is right) in no particular order are, :
23 days ago? WTF. Article written September 11th.