Miami Heat shooting guard depth chart: Third-string – Max Strus
Max Strus put on an impressive show during Summer League this offseason. His three-point shooting abilities give him the potential to be a key piece off of Miami’s bench this year.
During Summer League, Strus averaged over 11 three-point attempts per game and shot over 40%. Those are elite numbers, even for the league’s best shooters.
While it is nearly impossible for him to take that many threes per game at the NBA level, he can still shoot to keep up that efficiency. If he is able to do that, he would easily be their third-string shooting guard.
In addition, he could end up spending some time at the three. If Strus can prove to be an efficient shooter this year, his role will only end up getting bigger and bigger.
Miami Heat shooting guard depth chart: Fourth-string – Victor Oladipo
This may be cheating a bit, but as of now, Victor Oladipo is technically their fourth option at shooting guard. However, if he can get back to nearly full health, his role would get much bigger.
Oladipo is coming off of an injury that sidelined him just four games into his stint with the Heat. Luckily for both parties, Miami re-signed him to a one-year deal this offseason.
He will have the chance to rehab his injury while still being on an NBA team. On top of that, the Heat retain his free-agent rights for next offseason, so they can go over the tax to re-sign him again.
As it stands, Oladipo ranks here in the shooting guard depth chart. However, if he gets healthy, he is a starting-caliber shooting guard in the NBA.