Jimmy Butler was the headline addition for the Miami Heat this year, but unheralded rookies have impacted the team in unexpected fashion.
Per NBA stats the four Heat rookies Tyler Herro, Kendrick Nunn, KZ Okpala, Chris Silva have logged the third most minutes for rookies together on one team in the NBA teams this season, 127. Compare that number to a total of 1 minute of floor time rookies have seen for the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers. In fact eight NBA teams have played their rookies less than a total of 10 minutes all season as of yesterday.