Marcus Garrett once more is within the combine for the Miami Heat and once more hoping to maximise a summer season with the workforce.
Having earned a Heat two-way contract primarily based on his stellar play in summer season league final yr, Garrett is considered one of 14 gamers on the summer-league roster launched Monday by the workforce.
Returning from midseason wrist surgical procedure, which led to his departure from the roster in January, Garrett is scheduled to seem solely within the Las Vegas Summer League, the place the Heat open play July 9. The Heat will play three video games on the California Classic summer season league in San Francisco previous to touring to Las Vegas.
Garrett, who went undrafted out of Kansas a yr in the past, emerged as an elite on-ball defender with the Heat’s 2021 summer season roster, exhibiting sufficient additionally along with his offense to earn his two-way deal. He ultimately was changed on the Heat roster by Kyle Guy.
The Heat had been unsure about Garrett’s standing for summer season league as just lately as final week. He has been working on the Heat’s observe court docket, together with classes on the facet with Heat coaches in the course of the playoffs.
Current Heat gamers Haywood Highsmith, Mychal Mulder, Javonte Smart and Ӧmer Yurtseven, as nicely 2022 first-round draft choose Nikola Jović, spotlight the Heat summer season roster.
Yurtseven, who’s working with Turkey’s nationwide workforce, additionally will solely take part within the Las Vegas portion of summer season league.
Heat assistant Malik Allen will function summer-league coach for the second consecutive yr, to be assisted by Kasib Powell, who coaches the Heats G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Summer observe classes for the Heat open Thursday in San Francisco.
Heat summer season roster
Jalen Adaway, F, 6-5, 215, St. Bonaventure
Kyle Allman, Jr.,G, 6-4, 183, Paris Basketball
Jamaree Bouyea, G, 6-2, 170, San Francisco
Jamal Cain, F, 6-7, 191, Oakland
Marcus Garrett, G, 6-5, 205, Kansas.
Bryce Hamilton, G/F, 6-4, 205, UNLV
Haywood Highsmith, F, 6-7, 220, Wheeling
Nikola Jović, F, 6-11, 223, Mega Basket
Mychal Mulder, G, 6-3, 195, Kentucky
Orlando Robinson, C, 6-11, 244, Fresno State
Javonte Smart, G, 6-3, 205, Louisiana State
Aaron Wheeler, F, 6-9, 205, St. John’s
Bryson Williams, C, 6-9, 237, Texas Tech
Ӧmer Yurtseven, C, 6-11, 255, Georgetown
Note: Garett and Yurtseven solely scheduled to play in Las Vegas.
Heat summer-league schedule
Saturday: 5 p.m. Eastern vs. the same workforce of draft picks, rookies, free brokers and youthful gamers from the Los Angeles Lakers on the Chase Center in San Francisco, within the opener of the California Classic.
Sunday: 5 p.m. Eastern vs. Sacramento Kings in San Francisco.
July 5: 3 p.m. Eastern vs. Warriors in San Francisco.
July 9: Las Vegas Summer League opener in opposition to the Boston Celtics, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern.
July 12: Las Vegas Summer League recreation vs. Atlanta Hawks, at 7 p.m. Eastern.
July 13: Las Vegas Summer League recreation vs. Philadelphia 76ers, at 9 p.m. Eastern.
July 15: Las Vegas Summer League recreation vs. Toronto Raptors, at 10 p.m. Eastern.
July 16 or July 17: Heat closing recreation at Las Vegas Summer League, with opponent and time to be decided.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com