The Miami Heat still have one major hole in their starting lineup, well, if you go about projecting what said lineup might look like that is the case. Just looking at the roster and taking history into account, it should look something like this: Kyle Lowry, Max Strus, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and someone else.
That fourth man, the power forward, is the one in most question. Though any number of guys could realistically take control of that starting two-man spot, that’s just it.
“Any number” of several different guys could be the choice there, from Strus to Tyler Herro, Victor Oladipo, and even Duncan Robinson, depending on how his camp and preseason play out. When it comes to the four spot though, chances are that Caleb Martin is the man in front of that race right now.
With several options on the roster that could be tried there though, he’ll surely have to earn the status of keeping it.
The Miami Heat don’t have a certain option at the power forward yet. However, if Darius Days can become what he thinks he can, they might have it soon enough.
And in fact, one of those potential options in Miami Heat two-way signee, Darius Days, might be on the prowl for that spot or quite a few minutes there, at the very least.
Well, that’s what you take from his sentiments in a recent chat with Locked On Heat.
New Miami Heat forward Darius Days describes his game:
— Locked On Heat (@LockedOnHeat) September 28, 2022
"I'm not a pretty player. I get the job done."
He goes on to compare his game to PJ Tucker and a future Hall of Fame power forward.
📺Full interview: https://t.co/lyXqFY2ioe pic.twitter.com/r0VHUpaOyU
Here’s the part that really stood out to us.
"I’m just going to be like, you know, I know the way I play. I know I’m going to be honest. So, like, I’m not just about to feed myself lies. And just be like, “oh, I want to be like LeBron James”, knowing my body type and the way I play… it’s not going to happen.So, at first, it’ P.J. Tucker and Draymond Green. I feel like I play exactly like both but Draymond probably passes the ball and handles the ball a lot better than me. But um, that’s just work and effort. And I’m going to work on and get towards, but P.J. for sure."
Comparing himself again to the guy that left that void in the Miami Heat’s lineup and rotation, P.J. Tucker, and a four-time NBA champion, NBA All-Star, and NBA Defensive Player Of The Year in Draymond Green, Days thinks mighty highly of his own game. You love the confidence from the guy though.
He has the offensive repertoire to be able to be a really solid player, you just need to see it translate to the pro level. You also want to see if he can hold his own defensively and with the athletes in today’s NBA.
If so, the Miami Heat may have something special and their core power forward of the future.