The Miami Heat won’t field a G-League team in 2020-21
The Miami Heat are known for unorthodox moves. In a move that seems to be a play for safety and a smart one, they won’t field a G-League team this year.
The Miami Heat are the kings of finding gems. “Gems” here refers to players that weren’t on the radar of other teams or players that slipped through the cracks of the process leading up to them entering the NBA.
While I believe that the Miami Heat are the best at finding unheralded talent, outright, if they aren’t the best then they are right up there at the top of the heap. That may take a hit this year though.
One of the best ways for teams to find unheralded talent in today’s NBA is via the developmental league, the NBA’s G-League. Though there seems to be a league bubbling up, one to be held in a bubble, the Miami Heat won’t be participating in that league.
The Miami Heat reportedly won’t field a G-League affiliate team this season.
Here is the proof or report. It comes from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
"Per source, Heat will not field G-League team this year. G-League is expected to field teams in a bubble in an Atlanta suburb. Heat will not participate. Heat’s 2-way players (Vincent & likely either Eboua, Tyree, Strus or BJ Johnson) will stay with Heat, can play 50 games each"
While the Miami Heat could still choose to call up someone from another team that’s participating, I don’t see that happening. What does it mean for their own guys who they brought in though to develop?
Well, it basically means that the second guy they choose, along with Gabe Vincent presumably, to use their remaining two-way contract on will be the second two-way guy for the entire year, one would think. It also limits their opportunity to stash a guy that they want to keep but can’t keep on a two-way deal because they gave it to someone else.
That mostly comes into play with Paul Eboua and Breein Tyree, if I am being honest. One of the other guys could bubble up in training camp to surprise us though.
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The fact is this, there will be limited resources available this season to scout, acquire, and develop young talent. If there is an organization that I trust to still come out on top with fewer resources though, it’s this Miami Heat organization.