The Heat completed one aspect of its bench Tuesday when it reached back to its past and signed veteran guard Bimbo Coles, a member of the organization in the 1990s, to a one-year contract.

Now all Miami has to do is complete its reserve unit with a big man or two, which it is trying to do, and it will be ready when training camp opens Oct. 1.

Coles, 35, will earn $1.3 million, the minimum wage for a player with 13 years' experience. He's averaged 8.0 points and 4.4 assists in his career with Miami, Golden State, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boston.

Last season with Cleveland and Boston he averaged 4.4 points and 2.1 assists per game.

At 6-feet-2, Coles is known as a defensive-minded player who is expected to be an extension of coach Pat Riley to a certain extent.