Roughly 48 hours their worst offensive performance of the season, the Miami Heat followed up with one of their best Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks, scoring 131 points while canning 23 3-pointers, one of tying a franchise record, in their 22-point win. Perfectly in the mix of that was new Heat guard Davion Mitchell, who […]
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In case you may have missed it, Miami Heat guard Dru Smith will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season with a torn Achilles–an injury he unfortunately suffered during Monday’s 15-point win over the Brooklyn Nets. Previously, after the Thomas Bryant trade, Smith–on a two-way contract–was the favorite to earn a standard contract with the
Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has torn his left achilles and is out for the rest of the season, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Tuesday. https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1871624526456668431 Smith’s injury occurred during the second quarter of Monday’s game. He went scoreless in seven minutes of action, tallying one rebound and one assist. This very unfortunate
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Miami Heat guard Dru Smith exited the first half of Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets with a lower left leg injury. At the time of this publishing, there is no definitive diagnosis. Though it was a non-contact injury and Smith was helped off the court by teammates Nikola Jovic and Alec Burks. https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1871366007069298989 He
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The Miami Heat enter the 2024-25 season off back-to-back play-in bouts. A fresh start is mere days away, as the team heads off to training camp beginning Oct. 1 in the Bahamas with their first preseason game on Oct. 8. As training camp is vastly approaching, what are a few key questions heading into the
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Within the first 26 hours of free agency, the Miami Heat did something atypical. After selecting Indiana center Kel’el Ware and Arizona guard Pelle Larsson with the No. 15 and 44 picks of the 2024 NBA Draft, Miami immediately inked Arizona forward Keshad Johnson and Florida guard Zyon Pullin to two-way contracts within minutes of
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By the second day of free agency, the Miami Heat have officially all three two-way spots for the 2024-25 season locked up! The organization announced the three two-way contracts Monday: Keshad Johnson, Zyon Pullin–two of the Heat’s undrafted picks–plus former Heat guard Dru Smith, who’s been with the organization at different points since 2022. OFFICIAL:
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We are half way through the 2023-24 Miami Heat season. They are 41 games in, sporting a 24-17 record, tied for the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and are a half-game back of the New York Knicks for the No. 5 seed. They have the 15th-best NET Rating–including the 20th-best offense and 10th-best
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The Miami Heat lost guard Dru Smith for the season last week after awkwardly landing in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ bench at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Wednesday. Though the catch is that the Cavaliers’ court has a near-foot-long drop-off between the playing floor and the sidelines, where Smith landed, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Smith
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The Miami Heat announced Friday that Heat guard Dru Smith will miss the remainder of the season with a Grade 3 right knee sprain. Smith got injured after coming down awkwardly from a loose ball attempt in the first half of the Heat’s 33-point win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday after just 1:21 of play.
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