Ryan Conwell is wasting no time making a case for himself in Miami.
The former Louisville guard, taken No. 37 overall by the Heat in the 2026 NBA Draft, has been one of the loudest Summer League risers so far. Through three games with Miami, Conwell has backed up his reputation as a scorer, and his latest outing was his best yet.
Against the Golden State Warriors, Conwell poured in a summer-high 26 points and finished as both Miami’s leading scorer and the game’s top scorer. He added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 3-pointers in the Heat’s win in California Classic play.
Conwell’s line against Golden State was efficient, too. He shot 8-of-14 from the field, went 3-of-3 at the line and connected on four triples while shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc. Across the three games, he’s averaging 21 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
What has stood out is the variety in how he’s getting his points. Conwell has knocked down shots off the catch, buried threes in transition, scored off the dribble and attacked the rim. The left-handed sharpshooter has shown he can hurt defenses in more than one way, which is exactly what Miami hoped for when it brought him in.
That kind of production is especially notable for a Heat team that made major changes this offseason, including adding Giannis Antetokounmpo and moving multiple bench pieces and key assets such as Tyler Herro. With Erik Spoelstra losing depth, Conwell is giving Miami a look at a player who could become a dependable bench scorer.
At Louisville, Conwell averaged 18.8 points per game and established himself as a high-level perimeter threat. He made at least 99 3-pointers in each of his final three college seasons, including 112 in his last year with the Cardinals, when he led the team in made threes.
Summer League is its own stage, and the jump to the NBA is a different test altogether. Still, Conwell’s shot-making has been impossible to ignore, and he’s quickly turning heads in a way that has Heat fans taking notice.
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