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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Returns to bench
Haywood Highsmith won't start Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Magic.With most of Miami's regulars resting during the preseason finale, Highsmith drew a spot start. However, aside from Josh Richardson (shoulder), the Miami Heat are healthy heading into the regular season, so Highsmith should handle a minor reserve role off the bench against Orlando.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Will start vs. Memphis
Haywood Highsmith is in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Grizzlies.The Miami Heat are resting most of their regulars in the preseason finale since the start of the regular season is right around the corner. Jimmy Butler (rest) is among those out, which means Highsmith, who has had a solid preseason, will get the nod alongside Dru Smith, Pelle Larsson, Thomas Bryant and Nikola Jovic.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Leads bench with 16 points
Haywood Highsmith logged 16 points (6-8 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and four rebounds over 17 minutes in Wednesday's 120-111 preseason win over Atlanta.Highsmith led the Miami Heat reserves in scoring Wednesday, and he was third on the team in that category behind Jimmy Butler (24) and Tyler Herro (19). Highsmith averaged a career-high 20.7 minutes per game across 66 regular-season outings (26 starts) last year, and he opted to stay in Miami by signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Heat in early July. The 27-year-old will provide Miami valuable depth in the frontcourt alongside Jaime Jaquez and Kevin Love.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Remains in Miami
Haywood Highsmith and the Miami Heat agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal Monday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.Wojnarowski reports that Highsmith received significant interest around the NBA, but the forward chose to remain with the team that developed him into the player he is today. Highsmith made 66 appearances during the 2023-24 regular season, posting averages of 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He's likely to be a fringe rotation player for the Heat during the upcoming season.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Does it all in loss
Haywood Highsmith posted nine points (4-8 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block across 28 minutes in Wednesday's 105-104 Play-In Game loss to the 76ers.Highsmith has seen an increase in both playing time and production in April, when he averaged 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.7 minutes. This is a significant improvement from March, where the 27-year-old averaged 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.3 steals in 16.7 minutes. With Jimmy Butler (knee) out for Friday's matchup against the Bulls, Highsmith is expected to garner an uptick in playing time behind Jaime Jaquez.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Strikes for season-high 20
Haywood Highsmith produced 20 points (7-9 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 1-3 FT), six rebounds, one assist and one steal over 28 minutes off the bench during Friday's 142-82 win over the Trail Blazers.It's the best scoring performance of the season for Highsmith, but the 27-year-old forward has been seeing big minutes off the wing for the Miami Heat of late. He's played at least 22 minutes in five of the last six games, starting one of them, and over the last three he has averaged 27.7 minutes, 17.7 points, 5.7 boards, 4.0 threes, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting an absurd 76.9 percent from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-for-13) from long distance.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Plays well with 18 points
Haywood Highsmith closed with 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-4 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one steal over 25 minutes during Sunday's 121-84 win over the Cavaliers.With 18 points on the night, Highsmith finished one point shy of his season-best mark. This certainly appears to be an outlier performance, however, as he's averaging a mere 3.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in March.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Moves to bench
Haywood Highsmith isn't in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cavaliers.Highsmith will be replaced by Nikola Jovic in the starting five Wednesday. Highsmith is averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.5 minutes across his last 10 appearances coming off the bench.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Starting Sunday
Haywood Highsmith will start Sunday's game against the Pistons.With Jimmy Butler (foot) and Nikola Jovic (hamstring) out, Highsmith and Jaime Jaquez are joining the starting lineup. As a starter (24 games), Highsmith has averaged 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 22.6 minutes per game.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Fails to fire in return to action
Haywood Highsmith registered two points (1-5 FG, 0-4 3Pt), one rebound and one block across 19 minutes during Saturday's 126-120 win over the Jazz.Highsmith returned to action Saturday, scoring two points in an underwhelming performance. He continues to deal with a knee issue, which could result in him popping up on the injury report for at least the next few games. With that said, he typically serves as a bench piece when the Miami Heat are healthy, meaning fantasy managers can safely target alternative options on the waiver wire.
Haywood Highsmith
#24 PF / Miami Heat / EXP: 4YRS Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 lb Age: 27 College: Wheeling Jesuit UniversityFantasy Points by Week
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