Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Nekias Duncan of The Dunker Spot podcast and BasketballNews (@NekiasNBA) and Mike Prada of Prada’s Pictures Substack (@MikePradaNBA) break down the NBA’s Southeast Division.
They discuss how the Heat, Wizards, Magic, Hornets and Hawks fared in the off-season, including which teams improved and what moves stood out. The three also predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.
Caleb Martin has agreed to sign a Two-Way deal with the Miami Heat.
Martin spent his first two seasons with the Charlotte Hornets.
The Miami Heat have signed Micah Potter, Ja'Vonte Smart and Dru Smith to training camp deals. All three contracts are non-guaranteed.
Potter went undrafted out of Wisconsin at the 2021 NBA Draft. The 6'10'' center started his career at Ohio State before finishing his final two seasons with the Badgers. As a senior, Potter averaged 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He had shooting splits of 50/39/84 in his final collegiate season.
Smart was an Early Entry candidate in 2019, 2020 and 2021. He stayed in the draft in 2021, but went undrafted out of LSU. The 6'4'' guard was a three-year starter for the Tigers. As a junior, Smart averaged 16 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He also upped his shooting splits to 46/40/86 in his final year in college.
Smith went undrafted out of Missouri at the 2021 NBA Draft. The 6'3'' point guard started his college career at Evansville before transferring to Missouri for his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, Smith averaged 14.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
All three players are likely to become Affiliate Players for the Heat's G-League team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) break down the over/unders for the Eastern Conference.
They discuss the win total, division, conference and title odds as well as any pertinent individual award lines for the Magic (10:15), Pistons (17:03), Cavs (26:13), Wizards (33:59), Raptors (39:59), Hornets (47:37), Knicks (52:45), Bulls (57:37), Pacers (1:04:55), Hawks (1:08:16), Celtics (1:12:54), Heat (1:19:50), 76ers (1:26:07), Bucks (1:34:12) and Nets (1:42:09).
The Miami Heat are signing guard Marcus Garrett to a Two-Way contract. Garrett played for Miami at Las Vegas Summer League, following going undrafted at the 2021 NBA Draft.
Garrett averaged just 7.7 points per game at Summer League, but showed up defensively. In his appearances, Garrett made life difficult for multiple players who were more-highly regarded with his on-ball defense.
As a senior at Kansas, Garrett averaged 11 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He also improved his shot. Garrett finished the year at 46% overall and 35% from behind the arc.
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