Gabe Vincent, Max Strus are great fits on new paths. They can all thank the Miami Heat
New York TimesFollow our live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. So before we even get into the generational wealth these two players, Strus and Vincent, entered into this weekend, they found their way to teams that, OK, maybe aren’t quite “home,” but close enough. Then, there is the kind of money and job security Strus and Vincent received, which doesn’t usually go to two people who take their path to make the NBA. Vincent and Strus are two of the truest “Heat Culture” guys because, in addition to the hard-nosed, defense-first, gnarly players they are — and they were available for every interview request — they worked through the Heat’s player development system to become great. The Heat chose to turn 2022 Sixth Man of the Year, Tyler Herro, into a starter for this past season, so Strus was back on the bench … until Herro broke his hand in the first playoff game, and Strus was Spoelstra’s starter through the finals.
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