Guarantee dates are a part of doing business in the NBA as the summer winds on. For the lower classes of the league on non-guaranteed or partially-guaranteed contracts, each date that passes with you still on a roster ensures yet another pay-day. For the Miami Heat, several players are awaiting such a date.
In fact, three players on minimum contracts are awaiting an August 1st date. Derrick Jones Jr., Kendrick Nunn and Yante Maten are all hoping no bad news befalls them before the beginning of next month.
For Jones, his full $1.