Heat to sign veteran forward to one-year deal

Heat to sign veteran forward to one-year deal

September 24, 2024

Nassir Little has agreed to a one-year contract with the Heat, NBA insider Chris Haynes tweets.

The free-agent forward had worked out for a number of other teams including the Celtics, Warriors and Kings.

The Heat already have 14 players on fully guaranteed deals, plus others on training camp or non-guaranteed contracts. They have major luxury-tax considerations as well and would surpass the second-tax-apron threshold by carrying a 15th man so it remains to be seen what kind of contract Miami offered. It’s likely to be a non-guaranteed or partially guaranteed deal.

Little, 24, has been a free agent since Phoenix waived him late last month. The combo forward appeared in 45 games for the Suns last season, making two starts and posting 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game. He spent his first four NBA seasons in Portland before coming to Phoenix in a three-team trade last September.