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Report: Miami Heat sign Derrick Williams to 1-year, $5M deal

The Miami Heat will sign former New York Knick forward Derrick Williams to a one-year, $5 million deal, reports The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Free agent forward Derrick Williams has agreed to a one-year, $5M deal with Miami, league source tells @TheVertical.

Williams is coming off the most well-rounded season of his career, and the contract marks a bargain for the Heat. Wojnarowksi reports that Williams is interested in what the Heat’s culture can do for him, and aims to play himself into a bigger deal in 2017.

Williams, 25, averaged 9.