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Heat Re-Signing Guard Dru Smith to Three-Year Deal

The Miami Heat are re-signing guard Dru Smith on a three-year deal, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Saturday.

Smith, 27, has been limited to just 23 games and one start over the last two seasons due to injuries. He missed the majority of the 2023-24 season because of an ACL injury, and then was out for much of the 2024-25 season because of a torn achilles. When healthy at the start of last season, Smith averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 50.8% from the field.

Despite Smith's unfortunate injury luck, he is re-signing with the Heat once again. After going undrafted out of Missouri in 2021, Smith began his career by playing for the Heat during the NBA summer league. He flipped between the Heat and their G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, for much of his first two years in the league. He ended up signing with the Nets in Jan. 2023, but returned to the Heat the following summer. Now, he is set to stay in Miami for several seasons to come.

Heat Signing Dru Smith To Three-Year Contract

Dru Smith will remain with the Heat on a three-year contract, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

It has a total value of $7.9MM, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). A source tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald that the first year of the deal is fully guaranteed, while the final two seasons carry conditional guarantees (Twitter link).

Miami opened a roster spot to sign Smith by trading Haywood Highsmith to Brooklyn on Friday. Unloading Highsmith’s $5.6MM salary enabled the Heat to add Smith and stay under the cap, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link).

Miami not expected to sign backup center anytime soon

The Heat opted to sign Dru Smith instead of a backup center such as Kai Jones, who auditioned for Miami last week, or veteran center Trey Lyles, who also has been linked to the Heat. Miami isn’t expected to add a backup center in free agency anytime soon, though it’s conceivable that could be addressed with another trade.

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