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Top Dru Smith News
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Heat's Dru Smith: Notches six points
Smith notched six points (3-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds, five assists and one steal over 20 minutes during Thursday's 107-101 loss to San Antonio.
Smith seems to be holding his own as Miami's backup point guard. Through five games, he's seeing 17.7 minutes per contest with averages of 5.8 points, 4.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.0 three-pointers on 48.0 percent shooting from the field.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Strong two-way performance
Smith had 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt), three rebounds, five assists, one block and three steals across 21 minutes during Friday's 146-114 victory over Memphis.
Smith tallied four combined steals and blocks, playing a handful of extra minutes as the Heat blew out the Grizzlies. Prior to his season-ending injury last season, Smith was building some nice momentum as a 3-and-D player for the Heat. While his nightly role remains unclear at this stage, he is certainly worth monitoring, in case his play forces changes to the rotation.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Not starting Friday
Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's exhibition versus the Grizzlies, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Davion Mitchell will replace Smith in the starting unit for Friday's game, so Smith will likely be relegated to minutes in the teens while working in a reserve role. Over four preseason games, Smith has averaged 4.5 points across 12.1 minutes per game.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Starting Monday
Smith (undisclosed) is available and starting in Monday's preseason game against the Hawks.
Smith sat out Sunday's preseason loss to Orlando, though he'll return against Atlanta. The 27-year-old guard has appeared in three preseason games thus far, averaging 5.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per contest.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Slides back to bench
Smith isn't part of the starting lineup for Sunday's preseason game against Orlando.
Smith started Miami's first two preseason contests, but he'll return to a reserve role Sunday. Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Jaime Jaquez, Keshad Johnson and Kel'el Ware make up the first five against the Magic.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Will not play Sunday
Smith (undisclosed) will not play in Sunday's preseason game against Orlando, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
The Heat are giving Smith the night off in what appears to be a maintenance-related decision. For now, the expectation is that Smith will be active Monday against the Hawks.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Will start vs. San Antonio
Smith will be in the starting lineup for Wednesday's preseason game against the Spurs, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Smith will replace Jaime Jaquez in the starting lineup. Jaquez started the first two preseason games. Smith played 11 minutes off the bench in Saturday's preseason matchup against the Magic, finishing with seven points, one rebound, one steal and two blocks.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Sees 11 minutes off bench
Smith (Achilles) played 11 minutes off the bench in Saturday's 126-118 preseason loss to the Magic, finishing with seven points (3-5 FG, 1-1 3Pt), a rebound, a steal and two blocks.
Smith made his long-awaited return from an Achilles injury in this contest. The fourth-year guard is expected to have a role off the bench for Miami after agreeing to a three-year, $7.9 million deal back in August. He averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 boards and 1.6 assists per game in 2024-25 across 14 regular-season contests.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Targeting preseason return
Smith, who is recovering from a torn Achilles, said Monday that he's targeting a return in the preseason, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Smith recently began doing 5-on-5 drills and it sounds like he'll a full go in the near future. Smith agreed to a three-year, $7.9 million deal back in August, and it seems like the Heat really liked what they saw from him last season. He appeared in 14 regular-season contests with averages of 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals across 19.1 minutes per game.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Inks pact with Miami
Smith (Achilles) agreed to a three-year, $7.9 million deal with the Heat on Saturday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
Smith will return to Miami after spending the majority of the first three years of his career with the organization. The 27-year-old guard missed most of the 2023-24 campaign due to a torn ACL and appeared in only 14 regular-season games during the 2024-25 season before undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon in December. In those 14 appearances (one start), he averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals across 19.1 minutes per game. He'll likely compete for playing time with Davion Mitchell, Kasparas Jakucionis and Terry Rozier (ankle), though it remains unclear whether Smith will be cleared to return by Opening Night.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Qualifying offer extended
The Heat extended a qualifying offer to Smith (Achilles) on Tuesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Smith, who was on a two-way contract with Miami in 2024-25, is now set to become a restricted free agent. Smith underwent surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon back in December, putting his status for Opening Night of 2025-26 in doubt. It's not a surprise that the Heat want to keep him around, however, as he was outstanding in 14 regular-season appearances with 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals on 50.8 percent shooting from the field in 19.1 minutes per contest.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Undergoes successful surgery
The Heat announced Friday that Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season.
Smith ruptured his Achilles against Brooklyn on Monday and has suffered a season-ending injury in back-to-back years. Smith is set to become a free agent this offseason and will likely look to earn a contract as a backup point guard.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Suffers season-ending Achilles tear
Smith sustained a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon in Monday's 110-95 win over Brooklyn, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The setback is a devastating one for Smith, who had already missed most of the 2023-24 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee last November. Smith re-signed with Miami on a two-way deal this July and had recently worked his way into the rotation, averaging 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.8 three-pointers in 26.1 minutes over a stretch of eight games before going down with the Achilles injury early in Monday's win. He'll continue to occupy a two-way slot while he recovers from the injury, though the Heat could eventually waive him in order to sign a healthy player.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Not starting Monday
Smith is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Nets, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Smith will return to the bench after starting in the Dec. 21 loss to the Magic, when he tallied 13 points, four rebounds and four steals across 26 minutes. That was his first start of the campaign, and the floor general is averaging 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game when coming off the bench.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Won't return Monday
Smith (lower leg) has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game against the Nets.
Smith suffered what appeared to be a significant lower left leg injury during Monday's game and was quickly ruled out. He'll finish the contest scoreless (0-1 FG) with one rebound and one assist in seven minutes. Expect Alec Burks and Pelle Larsson to pick up the slack. Per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, Smith will undergo an MRI on Tuesday. We should have a clearer picture of his status following the test.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Goes to locker room
Smith exited Monday's game against the Nets after sustaining an apparent knee injury, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Smith's left knee seemed to buckle, and he needed assistance to get back to the locker room. While he's sidelined, Alec Burks and Pelle Larsson could see more minutes.
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Heat's Dru Smith: Making second career start
Smith is part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Magic.
Smith will make his first start of the season Saturday, stepping into the first unit in place of Jimmy Butler (illness). Smith has logged more than 25 minutes in five straight games, averaging 9.8 points, 2.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals during that stretch.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 203 lbs |
| Birthplace: Evansville, IN |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Missouri |
| Experience: 3 |