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Heat explain why Wayne Ellington didn’t play despite being cleared

Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington was available to make his season debut in their match-up against the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday.

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Oct 28, 2018 at 11:36 AM ET
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Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington was available to make his season debut in their match-up against the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday. However, he will have to wait another day as he did not see the floor in Miami's 120-111 home victory.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra explained after the game why he did not play Ellington on the night, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.

“Just wasn’t enough minutes tonight,” Spoelstra said. “But Wayne has been through this before. Two years ago, he was out for more than six weeks and he found his way back in. It’s still early on. But I love the fact that he’s back in uniform.”

The Heat entered the season hampered with a myriad of injuries. But things are turning for the better for Spoelstra as some of the team's rotation pieces are slowly coming back into the fold. Heat forwards Justice Winslow and Derrick Jones Jr. were also available to make their season debuts tonight, but only Winslow saw playing time, finishing with 10 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes.

Wellington has been dealing with an ankle issue to start the year, thus Spoelstra may be looking to ease him back into the rotation. The sweet-shooting Tar Heel will have to compete with the likes of Josh Richardson, Dwyane Wade, and Rodney McGruder as the Heat is loaded with options on the guard positions.

Nonetheless, Ellington has seemingly found a home in Miami and has been a big part of Erik Spoelstra's rotation the past two seasons. In 159 regular season games with the Heat, Ellington is averaging 10.9 points on 41.1 percent shooting in 25.5 minutes per game. He also adds floor spacing to Miami's offense as he converts 2.7 three pointers per contest, while shooting at a 38.6 percent clip from downtown.

Ellington will have another shot to make his season debut on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings.

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