The Miami Heat cut down its roster from 20 to 17 on Saturday afternoon, waiving forwards DeAndre Liggins, Erik McCree and Tony Mitchell who all appear headed to play with the franchise’s G-League affiliate Sioux Falls.
The moves mean reserve center A.J. Hammons, who was acquired in the Josh McRoberts trade and whose contract is guaranteed this season, will likely make the 15-man roster, and guard Matt Williams Jr., a lethal three-point shooter, will likely join guard Derrick Walton Jr. as the Heat’s second two-way contract player.
Both Williams Jr. and Walton Jr. could open the season with the Heat in Orlando next Wednesday before joining the G-League team in Sioux Falls when it opens camp on Oct.