Miami Heat announce Summer League roster for Orlando, Las Vegas
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MIAMI, FL -- The Miami HEAT announced that they will be participating in both the Orlando Pro Summer League and Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Current HEAT players Josh Richardson, Briante Weber and Justise Winslow are expected to play in some of the games. Miami HEAT Assistant Coach Juwan Howard will serve as the Head Coach during summer league play.
Practice sessions began Wednesday in Miami, and will continue through Friday.
The HEAT begins summer league play on Saturday, July 2 in Orlando, and will play five games over the seven-day event, which includes a championship day being played on the final day of the league, July 8. The team will then head to Las Vegas, with their first game scheduled for Saturday, July 9. The team will play a tournament style schedule, with a champion being crowned on Monday, July 18. At a minimum, the team will play at least five games in Las Vegas.
Miami Heat summer league roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | BIRTHDATE | PRIOR TO NBA/HOME CNTRY | YRS PRO |
| 61 | Nathan Boothe | F/C | 6-9 | 245 | 02/03/94 | Toledo/USA | R |
| 60 | Michael Carrera | F | 6-5 | 215 | 01/07/93 | South Carolina/Venezuela | R |
| 55 | Kenny Gabriel ° | F | 6-8 | 217 | 07/03/89 | Auburn/USA | R |
| 63 | Chris Horton | F | 6-8 | 225 | 06/29/94 | Austin Peay State/USA | R |
| 56 | Juwan Howard, Jr. | G | 6-6 | 219 | 02/05/92 | Detroit Mercy/USA | R |
| 64 | Stefan Jankovic | F | 6-11 | 234 | 08/04/93 | Hawai'i/Serbia | R |
| 53 | Shawn Jones ° | F | 6-8 | 240 | 03/25/92 | Middle Tennessee/USA | R |
| 67 | Damion Lee | G | 6-6 | 203 | 10/21/92 | Louisville/USA | R |
| 50 | Rodney McGruder | G | 6-5 | 192 | 07/29/91 | Kansas State/USA | R |
| 59 | Nic Moore | G | 5-9 | 155 | 07/01/92 | SMU/USA | R |
| 62 | Chris Obekpa | C | 6-9 | 226 | 11/14/93 | UNLV/Nigeria | R |
| 65 | Norvel Pelle | C | 6-11 | 215 | 02/03/93 | Antigua | R |
| 0 | Josh Richardson | G | 6-6 | 197 | 09/15/93 | Tennessee/USA | 1 |
| 52 | Victor Rudd | F | 6-9 | 246 | 03/18/91 | USF/USA | R |
| 51 | Kevin Tumba | C | 6-9 | 245 | 02/23/91 | Democratic Republic of Congo | R |
| 57 | David Walker | G | 6-6 | 200 | 11/24/93 | Northeastern/USA | R |
| 12 | Briante Weber | G | 6-2 | 171 | 12/29/92 | Virginia Commonwealth/USA | 1 |
| 54 | Okaro White + | F | 6-8 | 204 | 08/13/92 | Florida State/USA | R |
| 20 | Justise Winslow | F | 6-7 | 229 | 03/26/96 | Duke/USA | 1 |
| (°): Will only play in the Orlando Pro Summer League | |||||||
| (+): Will only play in the Samsung NBA Summer League |
