The Miami Warmth not too long ago signed guard Dru Smith to a two-way contract.
Smith, who was beforehand signed to a Two-Manner Contract by the HEAT earlier than being transformed to a Normal Contract on October 21, appeared in 9 video games with the HEAT final season, averaging 4.3 factors, 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.00 steals and 14.5 minutes earlier than struggling a season-ending knee damage. Smith cut up the prior season between the HEAT, the Brooklyn Nets and the G League in 2022-23. He appeared in 15 whole video games with the HEAT’s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and averaged 17.7 factors, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds and a pair of.07 steals whereas taking pictures 48.3 % from the sphere, 36.4 % from three-point vary and 74.3 % from the foul line. He totaled a +76 plus/minus, recorded six 20-point video games and posted three double-doubles, serving to the Skyforce to a 10-5 document over that span. Smith additionally appeared in 14 G League video games with the Lengthy Island Nets and averaged 14.0 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.93 steals and 29.8 minutes whereas taking pictures 51.1 % from the sphere and 44.6 % from three-point vary. He appeared in two postseason video games with Lengthy Island and totaled 33 factors, 11 rebounds, six assists, 5 blocks and 4 steals whereas taking pictures 56 % from the sphere. Moreover, Smith appeared in 15 NBA video games with the HEAT and Nets, averaging 2.9 factors, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 10.5 minutes of motion whereas taking pictures 40 % from the sphere and an ideal 3-of-3 from the foul line, scoring a season-high 17 factors as a member of the Nets towards the Milwaukee Bucks on March 9 whereas additionally recording 5 assists, three rebounds and a block.
