The Miami Heat are known for being able to bring in less heralded guys and make them players. They did it with Duncan Robinson, to a lesser degree with Kendrick Nunn, and it appears they may be in line to do it all over again.
This season, one of their additions was a guy who had played a bit in the NBA, but couldn’t stick. He comes by way of Depaul College and has an NBA skill, already.
He is a shooter. Like, we mean, he can really shoot it.
That’s just it though, as I believe he’s just a bit more than that. In case it wasn’t deadly apparent by now, that guy is Max Strus.
The Miami Heat might’ve added another certified flamethrower this past offseason in Max Strus.
Strus was a great shooter coming into the Miami Heat organization. That’s what got him here .
What we didn’t know prior to his arrival was that he can do a little bit more than just shoot it. Specifically here, we mean his drive game.
Unlike most guys who shoot it as well as Strus does, he is a strong attacker of the basket. He doesn’t shy away from the contact either.
Though we had seen him attack strong before, one recent play stands out to me more than others. There was this play against the Denver Nuggets where he attacked the basket with reckless abandon.
Though he got fouled hard, ending up on his back after a hard fall, he did it in the first place. He not only wanted to get to the cup, but he wanted to finish with authority over top of the defender when he got there.
That showed us a lot right there about the guy. He isn’t afraid and that matters a ton.
He also tries like nothing else on defense. He may never be an elite defender, but he is elite when it comes to effort and most times, that’s all that matters.
That’s what I think we have in Max Strus.