The Miami Heat have a big offseason ahead, but let’s still review what happened this season! To continue with our Miami Heat player review series, we delve into hyper-athletic swingman Keshad Johnson!
Past Player Reviews:
Brief Overview:
2025-26 stats (32 games):
- 4.3 PPG
- 1.9 RPG
- 49.0 FG%
- 55.3 eFG%
- 58.2 TS%
Johnson’s role was more prominent in 2025-26, although he was still on the outside-looking-in on the rotation. This year was his first full year with a standard contract, doubling the number of games (32 to 16) he played compared to his rookie season. And the 6-foot-6 forward stood out when he was given decent minutes, though he played 15-plus minutes just seven times.
Numbers to note:
5.1 – Fastbreak points per 100 possessions
Even though we haven’t seen much of it in-game in his brief career, Johnson’s one of the Heat’s most exciting play finishers on the break. Nicknamed “Showtime,” Johnson’s also one of the Heat’s most efficient. He averaged 5.1 fastbreak points per 100 possessions, the second to only Norman Powell (5.2). He also had 5.0 points-off-turnovers per 100 (T-2) and added nearly one point (+0.9; 86th percentile) on transition opportunities off steals.
37.5 – Johnson’s 3-point percentage from corner
With essentially every number we talk with Johnson, we’re working with an incredibly microscopic sample. He only took 16 corner threes this season (including garbage time), converting on six of them. It’s nothing to ride home about, but Johnson, a subpar 3-point shooter, should only be restricted to corner threes if he’s going to take them. He went 7-for-28 from above-the-break and, no matter where he takes them, he’s not going to be guarded until he makes tangible growth over time.
Best Game?
Johnson’s best game of the season came on Nov. 21 against the Chicago Bulls — his first real minutes of the season. He tallied 14 points, a season-high 11 rebounds (four offensive) with a pair of blocks and one steal in 29 minutes. He only shot 3-for-10, but his impact transcended elsewhere.
What’s next?
Johnson enters this summer as a restricted free agent. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s back, but it would be nothing more than a two- or three-year minimum deal with another option tagged onto it. Should he return, I also wouldn’t be surprised if his role continued to grow. He still projects to be an 11th or 12th man, at best, off the bench. But he’s an excellent defender when he doesn’t have to play the 5, and he’s still growing as a ballhandler, processor and shooter.
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killer 3 from struss cavs going to semis
he was alwys better than unc me and rc would go back and forth for years
Yep…but Heat can’t, or won’t pay him anymore. But definitely he was given the break from Miami
no brandon ingrahm thats not surprising
strus with the coco brazil head butt
He’ll get his real opportunity when picked up with one of the expansion teams next year.
I like this kid but sadly he might be a filler for a whale…or maybe a shark?
Game today…that was soooo early. 3AM here woke up to see Det advancing. Good for Uncan
he was really bad today unc
not sure what suggs contract status is but hes holding that team back i look for ja to be on orlando next year
really impressed with this jenkins pg
thought tobias was washed wrong again
is cade best player in east
Cade brown Mitchell brunson maxey my top 5 in the east this year in that order
I’m hoping cavs lose, so we can have a chance at Mitchell, also after Celtics lost, there is rumblings that they might break up the duo of brown, and Tatum. Celtics blame Tatum for there lost, and brown supposedly wants his own team. It’s just rumors but I would be happy to get either of them.
what u smoking at the gym big cs never break up b and t
U don’t know that, they are already over the luxury tax, they don’t have a lot of depth, and the they’re bigs are trash vuce Is cooked, queta isn’t a starter, they have a bunch of 1 way players like Pritchard,hauser, Baylor, Hugo,garza. They play as much white players as we do. Also celtics fans wanna break it up, as dumb as that sounds. Not a lot of ways they can get better tbh.
dets d unreal theres a whole lot athleticism on the ct except for 55
jalen suggs is just awful every game i watch of him
tobias harris unreal game
cade is so good #1 pick ditto paulo do we want to suck that bad for that long
dunc throwing down cain hes like 1 for 10 btw simones worse lol
Without adequate minutes, it’s hard to tell what they have in Keshad. Sign him for the minimum for 1 year with a team option for the second. And give the guy some minutes!
nikos pats fav gave him lots $$.send him to cali in a leonard deal