Saturday night will be a homecoming of sorts for Miami Heat rookie shooting guard Matt Williams.
The Heat may be getting ready to take on the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center that night for preseason basketball, but for the 6-5 rookie, playing in Orlando – his home – is a realization of his hard work.
“It feels good just to know that my hard work is starting to pay off. I’m with a great organization, and it couldn’t be better,” Williams told the Miami Herald after the team’s shootaround practice on Friday.
Williams featured in Miami’s first two preseason games this month, scoring 4 points in both games against the Atlanta Hawks, last Sunday, and Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.