The Miami Heat left Summer League with a short list of names worth real paperwork, and according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, second-round pick Ryan Conwell sits at the top of it. Conwell played four games between the California Classic and Las Vegas and let it fly the whole time — 36 three-point attempts, 11 makes. The percentage did not scare the organization off. The volume, and everything around it, is what they noticed.
“Defensively, he competes his butt off,” summer league coach Wayne Ellington said, per Chiang. “And then, obviously, offensively he’s a force and he makes tough shots. He makes plays for others. He has a very strong offensive game and it’s only going to continue to grow.”
The louder development may be Tre White. The undrafted wing averaged 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals in Las Vegas while hitting 40 percent of his threes, and Chiang reports he is a candidate for a two-way or Exhibit 10 contract. “He’s got all the intangibles,” Ellington said. “He’s got size. He’s got the shooting ability. He’s got the IQ.” White led Miami with 21 points in the finale win over Detroit.
These evaluations carry more weight in Miami this July than in a normal one. The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade sent out most of the team’s young depth and hard-capped the Heat at the first apron, so the back of the roster has to be rebuilt from exactly this pool — cheaply, and soon. Vladislav Goldin and Tre Donaldson already hold two-way deals. Trevor Keels and Jahmir Young, the two guards who carried the scoring load early in Vegas, remain free agents and two-way eligible, per Hoops Rumors. Finding rotation minutes on minimum money is a thing this front office has done well for years, and this is the summer that skill gets tested.
Between now and training camp, the remaining two-way and Exhibit 10 decisions get sorted, and White, Keels and Young are competing for what little is left.
For fantasy purposes, Conwell is a dynasty-only stash — second-round picks on expensive rosters can inherit real three-point volume fast, but nothing is promised this season. White is the name to watch in deep leagues if he lands the two-way: a wing who defends and just shot 40 percent from deep is the profile Miami has historically promoted into spot minutes by December.
