victory over the Detroit Pistons\u2019 summer roster<\/a>. \u201cJust trying to continue to shoot the ball better, things of that nature, just trying to learn what it is to be in this Heat culture and in this organization.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m just big on learning. So just learning what it looks like, the new rules and stuff like that, that\u2019s different for me, and understanding that it\u2019s going to be a lot of highs, a lot of lows, but just taking it and learning from it and then just adding it.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Heat had to move on from guards Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakucionis and Jaime Jaquez Jr. Tim Hardaway Jr. is the only veteran guard brought in so far.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just trying to show them that I belong,\u201d Donaldson said of the backcourt opportunity that could be at hand. \u201cThat\u2019s the biggest thing, just showing them that I can do the right things, I can be solid for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever they ask me to do, I\u2019m going to do at my best of ability. Other than that, I just have to worry about how my offseason is going to go and just take it day by day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donaldson\u2019s two-way deal allows for up to 50 regular-season games on the active roster, ineligible for the playoffs, on a contract that pays half the standard minimum. The status also positions him to potentially contend for a standard roster spot.<\/p>\n
Eventually, there will be competition. For now, the assistance has been ample, including from Dru Smith, a potential competitor for playing time.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper, super motivational for sure, seeing Dru,\u201d Donaldson said of a player who arguably most personifies Heat perseverance, having also started on a Heat two-way contract. \u201cActually, when I got here, that\u2019s the first person I worked out with. Me and Dru were the first people in the gym.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust learning what helps him stick in this league and what can I take from him has been big for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
As far as what is to follow, Donaldson said he is well aware of the Heat\u2019s conditioning standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just came from the gym just now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a workaholic. I\u2019m looking forward to it. They tell me it\u2019s tough, but I\u2019m looking forward to it for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI \u2014 Settling in hasn\u2019t been a problem for Miami Heat rookie guard Tre Donaldson. Such are the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[114,123,125,2490,124,2295,110],"class_list":["post-365367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-latest-headlines","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-heat","tag-miami-news","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}