Heat Sign Rookie Javonte Smart To Two-Way Deal

The Heat have signed guard Javonte Smart to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release.

Smart, 22, is 6-foot-4 and has appeared in 13 games with the Bucks this season. He actually signed with the Heat back in September, but was waived before the start of the season.

He then signed with the Bucks in late November, only to be waived Jan. 13. Undrafted as a junior out of LSU, Smart will spent time with the Heat in summer league.

He has also had a nice run in the G League, playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and averaging a team-best 21.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 11 appearances.

Smart will No. 15 with the Heat.

Here is a portion of the press release from the Heat:

Smart previously appeared in six Summer League games with the HEAT and averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a total +10 plus/minus. He shot 80 percent (4-of-5) from the foul line, dished out multiple assists five times and scored in double-figures twice. Smart played three seasons at Louisiana State, becoming just the seventh player in school history to record at least 1,200 points, 300 assists and 111 steals. Among the Tiger’s all-time lists, he finished 11th in assists, 12th in three-point field goals made, 23rd in steals and 31st in points.

In his final year as a junior, Smart started in all 28 games and averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.25 steals and 35.0 minutes while shooting 46 percent from the field, 40.2 percent from three-point range and 85.7 percent from the foul line. He was named to the All-SEC Second Team and the All-Louisiana First Team after leading the conference in three-point field goal percentage and minutes per game. His 70 made three-point field goals were the 13th-most for a single-season in school history.