![]() A three by Bryce McGowens with eight seconds to go broke the parity that characterized most of the first half, sending the Hornets into the break up three. Pop still experimented more than Clifford with his rotations, including some Dominick Barlow at center minutes, but neither team was finding the right combinations to pull away. Things went back to being even and the two opponents would trade buckets and leads for a while. Eventually Pop sent the rest of the starters back in and they stabilized the attack. The only way San Antonio was scoring was by turning defense into fastbreak opportunities. With Malaki Branham, Keldon Johnson and Zach Collins still on the bench to start the second, the Spurs’ offense struggled and the Hornets capitalized to carve out a small lead. In the end, it was all tied up after one. ![]() The Hornets were getting open threes and free throws, as Pop left an all-sub unit out there while Steve Clifford picked a shorter rotation. As the benches checked in, however, the Spurs’ second unit’s understandable lack of cohesion made them look a little lost. LaMelo Ball was the first of Charlotte’s players to find his rhythm and with a couple of threes and some good passes provided some life to an offense that desperately needed it to prevent the Silver and Black from creating a big gap. The turnovers quickly piled up for the home team and the defense was soft and unfocused on the other end, with San Antonio finding open shots on backdoor cuts and post-ups. The Spurs simply looked more ready to play than a lackadaisical Hornets team early. After a solid start and several attempts to get back in it after the Hornets built a lead, San Antonio simply couldn’t muster the energy for a true comeback, falling 120-110 in Charlotte. Stay tuned as Hot Hot Hoops will take a comprehensive look at the regular-season roster.The Spurs will go into the All-Star break on a 14-game losing streak. White, who played on the HEAT’s summer league team this year and was signed as a free agent on July 15, appeared in six preseason games with Miami and averaged 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 9.5 minutes while shooting 44.8 percent from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. Weber, a free agent who signed with the HEAT on April 10, played in all eight of the HEAT’s preseason games (one start), and averaged 3.1 points, 2.9 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.3 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game. He also played in 36 games (five starts) for the HEAT last season. Udrih, who re-signed with the HEAT as a free agent on August 17, appeared in four preseason games (one start), and averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 assists in 13.6 minutes per game. Montero, who was signed as a free agent on October 18, appeared in two preseason games with Miami, totaling nine points, three rebounds, three steals, one assist and one block in 18:48 minutes of action. The Heat sent out a press release at 4pm, one hour before the deadline to officially announce the waiving of the five players.įernandez, who was signed as a free on October 17, appeared in two preseason games with the HEAT totaling three points, one rebound and a steal in 14:38 minutes of action. ![]() ![]() The Heat met with Weber on Saturday and encouraged him to return to the team's D-League affiliate. Because of that payment due, it is expected he first would clear waivers before being contacted by another NBA team. Weber received a $328,000 2016-17 guarantee from the Heat. Udrih gave up $90,000 in salary last season when he was waived due to injury by the Heat, allowing the team to add Weber, Joe Johnson and Dorell Wright for the postseason roster. Unless Udrih is claimed, the Heat will absorb a $980,000 cap hit, with Udrih to walk away with a guaranteed $1.6 million in salary. Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel first reported that the Heat waived Weber and has more on the current Heat salary cap situation. Most of these players will likely be signed to the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat’s NBA D-League affiliate team, if they clear the 48-hour waiver period. The team had to make several cuts by the 5:00pm deadline to their training camp roster of 20 players down to 15. The Miami Heat have waived Briante Weber, Beno Udrih, Okaro White, Vashil Fernandez and Luis Montero today, which means guard Rodney McGruder has made the regular season roster. ![]()
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