Grading the offseason moves of the Miami Heat: New additions
Markieff Morris: B
Markieff Morris was an addition the Heat made for the veteran minimum. Signing him for only the minimum is the reason this gets a B.
The forward will catch fire from deep on occasion and provides good defense, but other than that he does not bring much to the floor. His grittiness and dog mentality is the main reason he was brought in.
He is a solid backup power forward and may be able to help this team, but he was signed to be scrappy and gritty, which is exactly what the Heat will get from him.
P.J. Tucker: B-
P.J. Tucker was a good signing for Miami defensively. He can guard all positions and can hit the occasional corner three.
While he isn’t as good offensively as Jae Crowder, it seems the Heat have found their Crowder replacement in Tucker. He adds great defense and could make the Heat the best defensive team in the league.
However, the reason he gets a B- is because, for all of his greatness on defense, his offensive game is severely lacking. He can hit corner three’s at a semi-reliable clip, but other than that there is not much to Tucker’s game offensively.
For a team that struggled to score at times last season, the addition of Tucker seems redundant, as Miami was already a great defensive team.