{"id":383425,"date":"2026-08-28T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383425\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:24:23","slug":"miami-heat-add-athletic-forward-after-nick-richards-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383425\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat add athletic forward after Nick Richards deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After adding Nick Richards on a one-year deal, the Miami Heat also agreed to bring back Keshad Johnson on a two-way contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat and Keshad Johnson have agreed to a two-way contract, per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2093061765399478568\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Scotto of HoopsHype<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/38151-keshad-johnson.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-424939-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Keshad  Johnson\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PF, SF\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                25\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                198 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                102 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>The move comes shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-254484-miami-heat-make-another-move-after-klay-thompson-signing.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami added center Nick Richards on a one-year deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Richards gave the Heat their 14th player on a standard contract. Johnson&#8217;s two-way deal does not count toward that standard roster total.<\/p>\n<p> Johnson stays in Miami <\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 25, has spent the first two seasons of his NBA career with the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>He originally joined Miami on a two-way contract in 2024 after going undrafted out of Arizona. The Heat later converted his deal to a standard NBA contract during his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson appeared in 32 games during the 2025-26 regular season and\u00a0averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game, while shooting 49.0% from the field.<\/p>\n<p>He has played 48 NBA games across his first two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, the 6-foot-6 forward, won the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Los Angeles after defeating San Antonio Spurs high-flyer Carter Bryant in the final round.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_4\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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