JANUARY 17: The Heat have officially signed Guy to a two-way contract, per NBA.com’s transactions log. The move allows the team to keep Guy active for Monday’s game vs. Toronto.
JANUARY 16: The Heat are waiving rookie guard Marcus Garrett and give his two-way slot to Kyle Guy, tweets Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. The team has officially confirmed (via Twitter) that Garrett has been released.
Garrett, who hasn’t played since late December, will undergo season-ending wrist surgery, Chiang adds. He will remain around the team for rehab purposes until the season is over, according to Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel (Twitter link).
Garrett signed a two-way contract in September after going undrafted out of Kansas. He appeared in 12 games, averaging 1.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per night.
Guy joined the Heat last month as a hardship addition and signed a second 10-day deal last weekend. He’s averaging 8.2 PPG in six games while shooting 51.4% from the field and 45% from three-point range.
Marcus Garrett is kind of good…Don’t know why you don’t sign Caleb Martin to a normal contract, and then sign Guy with Martin’s spot.
They probably rather save the contract spot for the buyout market after the trade deadline. Marcus Garrett isn’t a game changer and doesn’t make too much of a loss. Guys been better fs.
I believe it has to deal with luxury tax implications. A 15th contract would put them over, last I checked.
Guy was amazing at Virginia, great shooter and playmaker.
He seems to have a clutch gene that lebron does not have
Why was this Guy unspoken-for anyway?
The kings didn’t want to keep this Guy