Nov 23, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra (left) talks with guard Shabazz Napier (right) during the second half against the Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Danny Granger
Danny Granger is thankful for…. uh… hmmm… (thinking)
Justin Hamilton
Justin Hamilton is thankful for modern medicine following an off-season heart procedure. He’s also lost the face mask. He’s not thankful for Al Jefferson or Dwight Howard, who destroyed him earlier in the season and he’s never been the same.
Udonis Haslem
Udonis Haslem is thankful for the 305. #HeatLifer #Miami #3054Life
Josh McRoberts
Josh McRoberts isn’t thankful for anything. He’s bee dealing with blisters and toe surgeries and ripped jerseys all season. Modern medicine? Screw that. Adidas? Please.
Shabazz Napier
Shabazz Napier is thankful for opportunity. He’s come in as a rookie and has immediately had the chance to compete with Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole for playing time. He’s earned every minute, too, averaging 22.9 minutes per game. He doesn’t start, but he closes most games and the offense seems more controlled and fluid when he’s initiating.
Erik Spoelstra described Napier to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s Ira Winderman.
"“You’ve got to have the ‘it’ sometimes, as a competitor, if you’ve been part of a winning program and you’ve been a big part of that in the biggest moments,” Spoelstra said of the No. 24 pick in June’s NBA Draft. “That’s a quality sometimes statistics can’t measure. But it translates in this league."