Heat Nail Down Mbeng's Number, Bring In Schieffelin

By the Heat Nightly Desk · Saturday, September 26

Bez Mbeng's contract with the Heat is official at $2,185,116, finalizing the waiver claim Miami made on September 22. A day earlier Miami signed forward Ian Schieffelin to an Exhibit 10 deal, adding another body to a training camp still trimming toward opening night.

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Mbeng's Number

The $2,185,116 figure is the number the Heat put on paper September 26 for a guard they claimed off waivers four days earlier. Camp production will decide whether that number turns into a regular-season role.

Schieffelin In

Ian Schieffelin joined the roster September 25 on an Exhibit 10, the kind of deal that only pays off if he beats out players already on standard contracts. The camp count keeps tightening before the roster locks in October.

Preseason Slate

The preseason begins October 3 at Toronto, broadcast by NBA TV, then three more games against New Orleans, Minnesota and Brooklyn before Miami opens the regular season October 21 versus the Timberwolves on ESPN.

Books Still Tight

Payroll is near $210.5 million, over the $200.4 million tax line and into first-apron range, with Giannis Antetokounmpo's $58.5 million and Bam Adebayo's $49.8 million leading the way.

Bottom Line

Two moves this week settle small questions, not the big one: who occupies the last spot when Miami has to cut before the October 21 opener. That decision still runs through camp performance, not paperwork.

How much is Bez Mbeng's Heat contract worth?

It is set at $2,185,116, finalized September 26 after Miami claimed him off waivers on September 22.

When do the Heat play their next game?

October 3 at Toronto, broadcast by NBA TV, the first of four preseason games before the October 21 opener versus Minnesota on ESPN.