Highsmith had 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt), three rebounds, one assist and two blocks over 29 minutes during Wednesday's 117-108 loss to the Lakers.
Highsmith was Miami's second-leading scorer during Wednesday's loss. The 27-year-old guard is enjoying the best shooting season of his career in 2024-25, as he is converting 42.1 percent of his 3.3 three-point attempts per contest.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Available to play
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Highsmith (personal) is available to play Monday against the Kings.
Highsmith was originally carrying a questionable tag, but he's expected to see his usual workload Monday night. The forward is averaging 6.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 24.5 minutes this season.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Questionable for Monday
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Highsmith is questionable for Monday's game against the Kings due to a personal matter, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Highsmith didn't travel with the team Sunday while he deals with a personal matter. However, the 28-year-old is expected to meet the club in Sacramento prior to Monday's tipoff at 10:00 p.m. ET, according to Winderman. If Highsmith is sidelined, Duncan Robinson and Keshad Johnson are candidates for an uptick in playing time.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Season-high eight rebounds in win
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Highsmith registered 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt), eight rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals in 38 minutes during Sunday's 104-100 victory over the Rockets.
Highsmith brought down a season-high eight rebounds Sunday, and he offered disruptive defense as well. The 28-year-old forward has scored in double digits in back-to-back games, but he hasn't played a very big role for the Heat lately, averaging 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.8 threes in 24.7 minutes across his last 11 outings (10 starts). Highsmith could maintain a brief increase in fantasy value if All-Star forward Jimmy Butler (illness) remains out for Wednesday's tilt with New Orleans, but the former's upside remains highly limited in any event.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Coming off bench
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Highsmith is not part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Magic.
Even though the Heat will be without Jimmy Butler (illness) on Saturday, Highsmith will come off the bench for the first time in 17 games. Instead, the Heat will start Dru Smith, Duncan Robinson and Nikola Jovic alongside Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Will play Wednesday
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Highsmith (finger) is available for Wednesday's game against the Hornets.
Despite being a late addition to the injury report, Highsmith will be available and should see his regular dose of minutes. He's started in Miami's last seven games, averaging 5.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.0 assists across 25.9 minutes per contest.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: On track to play Wednesday
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Highsmith (finger) is still listed as questionable but will warm up with the intent of playing in Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Despite being a late addition to the injury report, Highsmith is on track to suit up Wednesday. He's started seven straight games, averaging 5.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks in 25.9 minutes per game.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Questionable for Wednesday
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Highsmith is questionable to face the Hornets on Wednesday with a right finger dislocation.
Highsmith was a very late addition to the injury report. With Kevin Love (back) already sidelined, Nikola Jovic could potentially get a look in the rotation if Highsmith doesn't get the green light to suit up.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Available for Tuesday
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Highsmith (jaw contusion) will be available for Tuesday's game against the Bucks.
Highsmith has seen a healthy workload this season, averaging 24.4 minutes in 12 contests. His production has been lacking from a fantasy perspective, however, as he's produced 7.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Questionable to return Sunday
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Highsmith is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Mavericks due to an illness.
Highsmith exited the game in the third quarter with an illness and is questionable to return. If he remains out, Jaime Jaquez and Nikola Jovic are likely to see extra minutes.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Playing through bone bruise
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Highsmith is listed as available for Friday's game versus the Pacers despite dealing with a left knee bone bruise.
While it's unclear when Highsmith picked up his bone bruise, it isn't expected to force him to miss any action. With Jimmy Butler (ankle) still out, Highsmith should draw another start against Indiana.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Busy on defense in first start
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Highsmith had seven points (2-5 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-4 FT), two rebounds, one block and five steals over 33 minutes during Sunday's 95-94 victory over the Timberwolves.
Making his first start of the season with Jimmy Butler (ankle) out, Highsmith tied his career high in steals for a game, although he didn't offer much else from a fantasy perspective. The 27-year-old has taken on a big role in the Heat's frontcourt rotation of late, playing more than 30 minutes in three straight contests and averaging 13.7 points, 3.0 boards, 2.3 steals and 2.0 threes during that stretch. Highsmith may shift back to the second unit when Butler's ready to return, but the former seems to be earning Erik Spoelstra's trust.
Highsmith will start Sunday's game against the Timberwolves, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
Highsmith will enter the starting lineup for the first time this season due to Jimmy Butler (ankle) being sidelined. In games where he's played 30-plus minutes this season, Highsmith holds averages of 14.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Season-high 35 minutes
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Highsmith finished Friday's 135-122 loss to Denver with 15 points (6-10 FG, 3-6 3Pt) and two assists over 35 minutes.
Highsmith and Pelle Larsson started the second half in place of Nikola Jovic and Jimmy Butler (ankle). Butler didn't return to the game, but Jovic had a productive second half off the bench. If Butler misses time, Highsmith's path to consistent playing time would be wide open. Highsmith has played at least 31 minutes in back-to-back games, totaling 35 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals during those contests.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Sees increased playing time
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Highsmith contributed 19 points (7-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), seven rebounds and two steals over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 115-112 loss to the Suns.
Highsmith played two and eight minutes in his last two appearances, respectively, but emerged as a key contributor in Wednesday's loss. He replaced Nikola Jovic in the Heat starting lineup coming out of halftime and set a season high in points. Jovic finished the game with just five minutes played, but it doesn't appear he sustained an injury during the contest. If that's the case, Wednesday's contest could be the start of Highsmith's push for a more secure role. The 27-year-old has appeared in five of seven games for Miami after averaging 20.7 minutes per game in the regular season during 2023-24.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Returns to bench
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Highsmith won't start Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Magic.
With most of Miami's regulars resting during the preseason finale, Highsmith drew a spot start. However, aside from Josh Richardson (shoulder), the Heat are healthy heading into the regular season, so Highsmith should handle a minor reserve role off the bench against Orlando.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Will start vs. Memphis
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Highsmith is in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Grizzlies.
The Heat are resting most of their regulars in the preseason finale since the start of the regular season is right around the corner. Jimmy Butler (rest) is among those out, which means Highsmith, who has had a solid preseason, will get the nod alongside Dru Smith, Pelle Larsson, Thomas Bryant and Nikola Jovic.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Leads bench with 16 points
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Highsmith logged 16 points (6-8 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and four rebounds over 17 minutes in Wednesday's 120-111 preseason win over Atlanta.
Highsmith led the Heat reserves in scoring Wednesday, and he was third on the team in that category behind Jimmy Butler (24) and Tyler Herro (19). Highsmith averaged a career-high 20.7 minutes per game across 66 regular-season outings (26 starts) last year, and he opted to stay in Miami by signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Heat in early July. The 27-year-old will provide Miami valuable depth in the frontcourt alongside Jaime Jaquez and Kevin Love.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Remains in Miami
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Highsmith and the Heat agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal Monday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Wojnarowski reports that Highsmith received significant interest around the NBA, but the forward chose to remain with the team that developed him into the player he is today. Highsmith made 66 appearances during the 2023-24 regular season, posting averages of 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He's likely to be a fringe rotation player for the Heat during the upcoming season.
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Heat's Haywood Highsmith: Does it all in loss
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Highsmith posted nine points (4-8 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block across 28 minutes in Wednesday's 105-104 Play-In Game loss to the 76ers.
Highsmith has seen an increase in both playing time and production in April, when he averaged 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.7 minutes. This is a significant improvement from March, where the 27-year-old averaged 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.3 steals in 16.7 minutes. With Jimmy Butler (knee) out for Friday's matchup against the Bulls, Highsmith is expected to garner an uptick in playing time behind Jaime Jaquez.
