Heat gives two-way to UM standout, adds others for summer league. Plus, full summer league schedule
The Heat reached across town late Wednesday night, landing Miami Hurricanes point guard Tre Donaldson as their first confirmed post-draft addition.
Donaldson agreed to a two-way contract with the Heat, which would make him eligible to appear in as many as 50 games next season. Teams can sub out two-way contract players at any time, but teams cannot poach two-way contract players from other organizations.
Donaldson helped guide the Hurricanes to an NCAA Tournament bid last season, averaging 16.4 points and 5.7 assists and earning All-ACC second-team honors. He shot 45.4 percent from the field and 35.9 percent on threes, with 201 assists compared with 74 turnovers.
He’s “a leader, winner, competitor, a player who will make others better,” Heat vice president/basketball operations Adam Simon said. “We had an opportunity to see him play a lot. Talked to his coaches here and other coaches he played for previously.”
Donaldson auditioned for the Heat earlier this month after taking a red-eye flight from San Francisco. His workout reinforced what the Heat saw when they watched him play in college.
“As players are coming off the board, he was our top rated point guard that was left undrafted, and we thought, ‘Why not give him the two-way?’ To be in our program, he will bring a lot of winning qualities to us.”
He finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in assists per game, 10th in scoring average and 16th in steals per game (1.4). He was fourth in average minutes played in the conference (34), eighth in win shares and 14th in plus minus.
The 6-3 Donaldson transferred to UM from Michigan, where he started all 37 games at point guard in 2024-2025 and led the Wolverines in assists (4.1 average) while scoring 11.3 points per game.
Donaldson, who attended high school in Tallahassee, played his first two seasons at Auburn (starting 10 games) before playing single seasons (and starting 70 combined games) at Michigan and Miami.
In 139 career college games (including 80 starts), Donaldson averaged 9.4 points and 3.6 assists while shooting 44.5% from the field and 37.7 on threes.
Donaldson was the Heat’s second addition of the night, after trading the 41st pick and cash to Oklahoma City for the 37th pick, former Louisville guard Ryan Conwell at No. 37. The Thunder drafted Conwell at the Heat’s behest.
Both Conwell and Donaldson are expected to play for the Heat’s summer league team, which is scheduled to travel to the West Coast in the coming days and will begin practices on Tuesday.
The Heat opens summer league play in San Francisco with a three-game schedule at the California Classic, matching up against the San Antonio Spurs’ summer squad on July 3 at 8 p.m., the Los Angeles Lakers’ summer team on July 5 at 4:30 p.m. and the Golden State Warriors’ summer roster on July 6 at 10 p.m. at the Warriors’ home arena.
The Heat will then, like every NBA team, play at least five games at Las Vegas Summer League that will be held from July 9-19 (all times Eastern): vs. Milwaukee Bucks on July 10 at 4 p.m. on Prime, vs. Orlando Magic on July 11 at 3:30 p.m. on Prime, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers on July 13 at 8 p.m. on Prime, vs. Toronto Raptors on July 16 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2, and the fifth game will either be played on July 17, 18 or 19 with the opponent and game time determined later. Only the two teams that make the championship game will play a sixth game in Las Vegas Summer League.
Forward Myron Gardner is the one player from the Heat’s season-ending 15-man standard roster who’s expected to play for the Heat in summer league.
Center Vlad Goldin, who closed last season on a two-way contract with the Heat, will also be on the Heat’s summer league team this year.
It’s unclear whether guard Jahmir Young will be on the Heat’s summer league roster after Miami declined the $2.4 million team option in his contract for next season to make him an unrestricted free agent.
Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
Heat guard Pelle Larsson won’t play in summer league as he prepares for his third NBA season. The Heat exercised the $2.3 million team option in Larsson’s contract for next season on Wednesday.
Here are the other undrafted prospects who have committed to the Heat for summer league:
Southern California forward Ezra Ausar: An athletic forward who stands 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds. Ausar averaged 14.8 points, 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior last season. He ranked No. 23 in the country with 233 free throw attempts and No. 68 with 157 free throws last regular season.
But Ausar will need to improve his outside shooting to succeed at the NBA level, as he was just 0 of 2 from three-point range in his final college season.
“Super athlete at the forward spot who needs to prove he can shoot,” The Athletic wrote to describe Ausar.
Louisville swingman J’Vonne Hadley: A wing with size at 6-foot-7 and 210 pounds who averaged 11.5 points, and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 56.2% from the field and 37 of 84 (44%) on threes as a sixth year senior last season.
Hadley is also a switchable defender on the other end of the court. He was one of Louisville’s four captains last season. Hadley signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Heat, according to DraftExpress.com’s Jon Chepkevich.
Auburn swingman Keyshawn Hall: He was the leading scorer in his one season at Auburn, averaging 19.3 points per game (fifth in the SEC) and 7.1 rebounds, which ranked eighth in the conference.
Last season, he shot 45% from the field and 38% on three-pointers and ranked second in the country in free throws made with 228, the most in a season in Auburn history and one behind No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa, the former BYU star who was drafted by Washington. The previous season, Hall set UCF’s single season record for free throws made with 199.
The 6-7 Hall, who has acknowledged the need to improve defensively, played one season apiece at UNLV, George Mason, UCF and Auburn. In his career, he averaged 16.3 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 45% from the field, 37.1% on threes and 83.3% from the free throw line in 116 games and 97 starts.
He was the Big 12’s leading scorer (18.8 points per game) in his one year at UCF.
“Keyshawn Hall is a guy that better get looked at in the second round of the NBA Draft,” Auburn coach Steven Pearl said in April.
South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson: The 6-foot-2 and 180-pound point guard averaged 17.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 41.4% from the field and 58 of 178 (32.6%) on threes as a sixth-year senior at South Carolina last season. Johnson split his college career between Ohio State and South Carolina.
Johnson, who turns 24 on Sept. 21, scored in double-figures a team-leading 27 times last season.
According to reports, Johnson has a close relationship with LeBron James based on a long-standing friendship between their families.
Syracuse guard Nate Kingz: At 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds, Kingz averaged 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 49.3% from the field and 65 of 177 (36.7%) on threes as a senior last season. Kingz began his college career at Westmont before also spending time at Southern Idaho and Oregon State prior to arriving to Syracuse for his final college season.
Kingz, 23, became known for his three-point shooting ability in college.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville center Arnas Sakenis: The 7-foot-1 and 260-pound Sakenis averaged 8.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior last season.
Sakenis, who was named the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, is the first-ever SIUE player to take part in NBA Summer League.
Sakenis began his SIUE career as a walk-on before graduating as the program’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 160. His 2.34 blocks per game ranked 11th in the NCAA last season.
“Arny’s selection to the Miami Heat Summer League team is a well-deserved accomplishment and a reflection of the work he has put in every single day during his four years in our program,” SIUE head Coach Brian Baron said in a press release. “Arny embodies what it truly means to have a ‘FIND A WAY’ mentality. He arrived at SIUE with a willingness to be coached, a commitment to getting better, and a team-first mindset that never wavered.”
Clemson forward Ian Schieffelin: A 6-foot-8 and 240-pound forward who averaged 12.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 49.5% from the field and 29 of 85 (34.1%) on threes as a senior at Clemson last season.
Schieffelin also played football at Clemson for one season as a tight end, catching two passes for 10 yards in eight game appearances last season. He was on the field for 20 snaps.
Kansas swingman Trey White: The 6-5 wing played one season at Kansas after spending one year apiece at USC, Louisville and Illinois. He started all 35 games for the Jayhawks and averaged 13.5 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 45% from the field, 40.3% on threes and 87.2% on free throws.
But he struggled in the Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament, averaging 7.3 points on 30% shooting.
The Dallas native boosted his three-point shooting in his one year at Kansas, converting 56 of 139 after making just 59 of 196 in his first three college seasons.
“I think he can be a three-and-D guy,” KU associate head coach Jeremy Case said on the “Hawk Talk” radio show on Wednesday night, via KU.sports com. “He can make those corner threes and he can play defense and rebound, which is pretty much what he did for us.”
This story was originally published June 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM.
