The Miami Heat still have work to do, and one name keeps circling back into the conversation: Gabe Vincent.
Miami entered the offseason looking like a team with real championship ambitions after adding Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson in the same summer. Even with those big moves, the roster is not complete yet, and the guard spot remains a clear area to watch.
Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer said there are people inside the organization who would welcome Vincent back.
“I do think the former Heat guard Gabe Vincent has some fans in this building and some fans on that roster who would love for him to be back into the fold, right now it's looking like Miami is not a outcome for Gabe Vincent. But I do think Miami's roster isn't exactly done and the guard position will be something they look at moving forward," Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer said.
Miami also had been in contact with John Konchar, but that path closed when the New York Knicks stepped in. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald explained that Konchar chose New York after the Heat were still weighing their next move.
“Knicks made offer that Konchar accepted tonight, as Shams said. Heat told Konchar it would get back to him this week with decision on whether there would be offer after 2 conversations on recent days, but he decided to join NBA champs instead of waiting on Heat to decide,” Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson wrote.
That leaves Miami in position to reset, and Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes believes Vincent makes sense as the next move.
“Gabe Vincent's post-Miami Heat career wasn't anything special, but there are still a few good reasons for the 30-year-old guard and his former team to reunite. For starters, the Heat are still light at the guard spots. Though they did well to pull in the shooting they'll need around Giannis Antetokounmpo, Davion Mitchell is the only real point guard on the roster,” Hughes wrote.
Vincent’s best basketball came in Miami, and the fit still looks straightforward. The Heat have already loaded up on shooting, but another guard would help round out the roster.
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