Heat has seen enough from second-round pick Ryan Conwell. His summer league is over
The Miami Heat has apparently seen enough.
The Heat is shutting down rookie guard Ryan Conwell for the rest of summer league, and he’ll now return to Miami.
Although Conwell missed Monday’s Las Vegas Summer League loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers because of right hip soreness, the injury is considered minor and is not the reason he’ll miss the rest of summer league. Instead, the Heat’s staff has already seen what they’ve wanted to see from Conwell over the last two weeks.
Conwell, who the Heat traded up to acquire with the 37th overall selection in the second round of last month’s draft, played in four summer league games.
“He has a great demeanor about himself,” Heat assistant coach and summer league head coach Wayne Ellington said of Conwell. “He’s a mature, young player, which is great. He has a work ethic. He wants to get better. He’s willing to get better. He’s asking questions. And then also, you’ve seen it from him in college. He has a knack for scoring. He’s not only a shooter, but he’s able to touch the paint. He’s able to create advantages for himself and for others. And that’s something we look forward to him continuing to do for us.”
Conwell (6-foot-3 and 220 pounds) played in three California Classic summer league games in San Francisco, averaging a team-high 21 points, five rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 40.9% from the field and 9 of 28 (32.1%) from three-point range during those three appearances.
Conwell then played in only one Las Vegas Summer League game before the Heat shut him down. He totaled 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field and 2-of-8 shooting on threes, one rebound and three assists in Friday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks during that lone Las Vegas appearance.
Conwell, 22, now returns to Miami to continue preparing for his first NBA training camp and season. The Heat is scheduled to hold its annual media day on Sept. 28 at Kaseya Center before opening training camp on Sept. 29 to kick off the 2026-27 season.
The Conwell-less Heat has two summer league games left to play in Las Vegas. Miami will close summer league play for this year with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday (9 p.m., ESPN2) and against the Detroit Pistons on Friday (9 p.m., ESPN).
