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Cut by Miami The Heat waived Smith on Sunday, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Impact He'll cede his two-way roster spot to Orlando Robinson, whom Smith previously replaced on the roster in late November. Assuming he clears waivers, Smith will likely remain in the Miami organization and report to the G League's Sioux Falls Skyforce.

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Drops out of starting five Smith will not start Saturday's game versus the Spurs.

Impact Smith received a spot start Thursday while Kyle Lowry got a rest, but he'll return to a bench role Saturday with Lowry back in the mix. Smith hasn't seen a ton of action when the regulars are available, so he shouldn't be counted on for a major impact against the Spurs, even with Gabe Vincent (knee) out.

DECEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first career start Thursday Smith will start Thursday against the Clippers.

Impact Smith is coming off one of his best G League performances of the season, during which the guard recorded 26 points, six assists, and four rebounds. The guard will receive his first ever start for the Heat in place of Max Strus (shoulder). So far with Miami, Smith has played in only four games, and he's averaging 11.5 minutes, 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds.

DECEMBER 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic and Dru Smith Available Tonight Against Memphis Grizzlies Jovic and Smith could both play tonight against Memphis

DECEMBER 5, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Sent to G League Smith will join the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the G League, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.

Impact Smith will serve a brief stint with the team before returning for the Heat's matchup with Memphis on Monday. Smith has been called to action with the Heat plagued by injuries lately, allowing him to see 15 or more minutes in two consecutive contests in late November. However, when the Heat are healthy Smith will not factor into the rotation.

DECEMBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Decent showing across board Smith amassed five points (2-3 FG, 1-1 3Pt), three rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 21 minutes during Sunday's 106-98 win over Atlanta.

Impact Smith saw action in his second straight game since signing a two-way contract with the Heat on Friday, and he's shouldered a decent workload in each contest. While he's unlikely to have much of a scoring impact, he's packed the stat sheet in both matchups, registering at least one rebound, assist, steal and block. Miami was once again without Jimmy Butler (knee) on Sunday, while Gabe Vincent (knee) did not play despite being listed as available prior to tip-off.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Signs two-way deal with Heat The Heat signed Smith to a two-way deal on Friday, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Impact Smith will take Orlando Robinson's two-way slot for the Heat. Smith has only appeared in one game for Miami this season.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heat waive Dru Smith, add center Orlando Robinson on two-way amid impending Yurtseven surgery Amid the uncertainty surrounding center Omer Yurtseven, who is expected to miss at least three months due to the injury that has had him sid...

NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM

Heat waive Dru Smith, add center Orlando Robinson on two-way amid impending Yurtseven surgery Amid the uncertainty surrounding center Omer Yurtseven, who is expected to miss at least three months due to the injury that has had him sid...

NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Waived by Miami The Heat waived Smith on Sunday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact Smith's two-way roster spot will be used on Orlando Robinson, who joins Miami while the team has a greater need for frontcourt depth while Omer Yurtseven (ankle) is out indefinitely. Smith only made one appearance for Miami, logging six minutes and scoring two points with one rebound and a steal in a 119-98 win at Portland on Oct 26.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to G League The Heat assigned Smith to Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G League on Friday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact Smith has only made one appearance for the Heat this season and played six minutes. The rookie guard should see more opportunities with the Heat's G League affiliate.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

ASK IRA: Does Dru Smith two-way contract lock Heat roster into place? Q: Don’ t tell me signing Dru Smith was our last move.– Monte.. Last season, for example, the Heat had Caleb Martin and Marcus Garrett on tw...

OCTOBER 14, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

ASK IRA: Does Dru Smith two-way contract lock Heat roster into place? Will there be more to follow for the Miami Heat after the Dru Smith two-way contract?

OCTOBER 14, 2022 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM

Inks two-way deal with Miami Smith signed a two-way contract with Miami on Wednesday, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.

Impact Smith signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the team back in late September, and now the Heat are converting his contract into a two-way deal. Smith played for the Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, last year.

OCTOBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Inks deal with Heat The Heat announced that they have signed Smith, via their official website.

Impact Smith's signing puts the Heat's roster at the preseason max of 20 players. He appeared in 10 games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 27.5 minutes last season. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinelbelieves Smith will likely return to the Skyforce.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE