Miami Heat: 5 takeaways from 2017 NBA Summer League

3. Uncertainty over where Miami’s two-way contract guys will come from

For the first time in league history, the NBA will allow franchises to offer 16th and 17th roster spots to players on their G-League teams.

It’s just a bit more complicated than that, however, so we’ll use this tweet from Piston Powered’s Duncan Smith to give you a more in-depth explanation on the new rule.

With this exciting new development — one that should be extra beneficial to teams like the Heat, who so often find gems toiling away in the NBA’s minor league — what everyone wanted to know was: Who will Miami offer these precious spots to?

As of Monday evening, the answer was: No one yet. After signing the bulk of his roster last week, Pat Riley met with the media and expounded on the prospects of adding a two-way contract player to his team. Via the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson:

"“I have a list of players, so I do think there’s a possibility maybe this week or after that we might sign one,” he said. “I think teams are taking a look at it to see, to make sure they get somebody really good and not just to give it to anybody.”"

It would appear Miami plans to practice prudence with their two available spots. The fact that no one from their Summer League unit immediately got signed with the provision probably speaks volumes, but we shouldn’t count them out just yet.

Apart from Robinson and Clavell, another worthy option may be sharpshooter Matt Williams out of UCF. The 6’5″ 2-guard has picture-perfect form on his jumper, and range for days. He showed out well for the Heat in Las Vegas, averaging 10.3 points per game in six contests.

And if not any of those three guys, Miami will assuredly find the right player to use their two-way contract spots on. After all, the Heat are among the NBA’s best at finding and developing G-League talent.