Perhaps the Miami Heat front office’s most criticized decision this offseason is matching the offer sheet that Tyler Johnson had received from the Brooklyn Nets.
The deal is priced at $50 million for four years, which is actually decent money when one puts into perspective the kind of splurging that other teams have been doing this summer.
But if taking into consideration the contract which Johnson previously had, two-years at a little over one million dollars, the leap is exponential. As such, Johnson revealed, through Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, that the team is already looking to get their money’s worth out of their second-string point guard.
“All the drills that we're doing this year kind of skewed toward being a point guard. So it's definitely going to be an important part of my development to continue to get better. It was kind of derailed last year obviously by sitting out so many games [due to shoulder surgery]. But I think it's still the same goal that Spo has had from last year, is to get a lot of reps at the point guard.”
“It's just controlling the game, where if we have a couple of bad sets in a row, being able to calm the team down, get guys in their spots and then knowing when to push the tempo, knowing when we need to just go to draw up a play,” he said. “I think the game awareness is probably the biggest thing that I need to develop as time goes on.”
Last season, Tyler Johnson averaged 8.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 24 minutes per game. He will look to improve on those numbers with help from the touches that are now available following the departure of superstar Dwyane Wade.
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