Dru Smith News, Rumors, Updates - Miami Heat

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.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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.

Impact 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, just in case his play forces some changes in the rotation.

OCTOBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's exhibition versus the Grizzlies, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Impact 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 produced averages of 4.5 points and not much else in 12.1 minutes a night.

OCTOBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Monday Smith (undisclosed) is available and starting in Monday's preseason game against the Hawks.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Slides back to bench Smith isn't part of the starting lineup for Sunday's preseason game against Orlando.

Impact Smith started Miami's first two preseason contests, but he'll return to a reserve role Sunday. Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Jaime Jacquez, Keshad Johnson and Kel'el Ware make up the first five against the Magic.

OCTOBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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.

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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...

Impact 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.

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Erik Spoelstra makes Dru Smith's stance with the Heat painfully obvious Miami Heat head coach makes it abundantly clear that Dru Smith is going to play a big role for the team this season.

OCTOBER 1, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

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.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Heat get important update on Dru Smith on eve of training camp The Miami Heat get some good news as Dru Smith takes another step forward in his recovery from an Achilles injury.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

Heat's latest move may have just revealed Erik Spoelstra's masterplan The Heat got significantly smaller by signing Dru Smith, which may point to head coach Erik Spoelstra favoring ultra-small lineups this comi...

AUGUST 20, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

Heat just showed how they really feel about draft-day steal By signing yet another guard in Dru Smith, the Miami Heat have all but confirmed rookie Kasparas Jakucionis won't have a big role this seaso...

AUGUST 19, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

ASK IRA: Was Dru Smith the better Heat choice over Haywood Highsmith? Did the Miami Heat allow money to get in the way when it came to re-signing Dru Smith and trading Haywood Highsmith?

AUGUST 18, 2025 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM

Heat's bizarre moves suggest a surprise trade could be coming After moving Haywood Highsmith and signing Dru Smith, the Heat might be primed to make a late-offseason trade to address at least one glarin...

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

Heat just sent wildly mixed message about their direction The Heat traded Haywood Highsmith and then signed Dru Smith, and fans everywhere should have some questions bout what comes next.

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

Heat Re-Signing Guard Dru Smith to Three-Year Deal After missing extensive time due to injury last season, Dru Smith is re-signing with Miami.

AUGUST 16, 2025 • SI.COM

Inks pact with Miami Smith agreed to a three-year, $7.9 million deal with the Heat on Saturday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Impact Smith will return to Miami on a standard deal 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. Smith will likely continue to operate as a backcourt reserve for Miami, though it remains unclear whether he'll be cleared to return by Opening Night.

AUGUST 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

The NBA rule that will immediately end Heat's Dru Smith experiment It's become quite clear that Dru Smith's time with the Miami Heat has probably come to an end.

JULY 29, 2025 • ALLUCANHEAT.COM

Qualifying offer extended The Heat extended a qualifying offer to Smith (Achilles) on Tuesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact 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.

JUNE 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Mitchell and the Cavaliers look to clinch series against Miami

The Cleveland Cavaliers look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Miami Heat in game four

APRIL 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Cavaliers take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Heat

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series

APRIL 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Adebayo and the Heat visit Cleveland to start playoffs

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Miami Heat to begin the Eastern Conference first round

APRIL 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Atlanta and Miami square off for play-in game

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat hit the court for the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament

APRIL 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Bulls meet the Heat for play-in game

The Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat meet in the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament

APRIL 15, 2025 • Associated Press

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Mitchell and the Cavaliers look to clinch series against Miami

Cavaliers take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Heat

Adebayo and the Heat visit Cleveland to start playoffs

Atlanta and Miami square off for play-in game

Bulls meet the Heat for play-in game