After sustaining knee injury last year, Miami Heat guard Dru Smith is back on a two-way contract this season
On Monday, they signed him to a two-way contract for the second straight season. Last year he played in nine games, averaging 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists. His season was cut short after sustaining a season-ending knee injury at Cleveland last November.The Heat announced the signing of first-round pick Kel'El Ware, who was chosen at No. 15 out of Indiana.
The center is supposed to bolster a lacking frontcourt. His presence could eventually lead to center Bam Adebayo moving to power forward. Ware reportedly signed a four-year, $20.5 million deal. Last year he averaged 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.87 blocks, 1.5 assists and 32.1 minutes while shooting 58.6 percent from the field.He was a teammate of Heat second-round pick Pelle Larsson at Arizona.
Johnson, who was a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honorable mention, started all 36 games for the Wildcats during his senior season. He averaged 11.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.00 steals and 27.6 minutes while shooting 53 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from three-point range and 71 percent from the foul line.SHANDEL RICHARDSON
Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA.
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