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average of 7.4 minutes, shooting .405percent fromthe field. He was named the 2016 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was All-Big Ten first team as senior season at Purdue.

McRoberts, who signed with the Heat as a free agent on July 14, 2014, appeared in 81 games(19starts) with theHeat over his three seasons and averaged 4.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists in an average of 15.7 minutes.

The Heat have added former University of Miami guard Trey McKinneyJo­nes to their roster for the Las Vegas summer league, where theywill open play Saturday with an 8 p.m. Eastern game against a similar group of young players from the San Antonio Spurs.

After going undrafted in 2013, McKinney-Jones played in the D-League, as well as France, Israel and Hungary. He previously played for the Heat in the 2014 Orlando Pro Summer League.

The Heat are anticipati­ng addingHamm­ons to their roster in Las Vegas, while continuing on with the entire roster that finished 0-5 in the Orlando summer league.

The expectatio­n is that first-round pick BamAdebayo and forward Okaro White could be limited in their play in Las Vegas after four games of action in Orlando.

The Heat had been scheduled to depart Orlando on Thursday following their loss in an 8 a.m. game, but the flight was canceled with a 3 a.m. wake-up call required for Friday flights.

The Heat will play at least five games in Las Vegas, including additional round-robin play at 4:30 p.m. Monday against the Washington Wizards and Tuesday against the DallasMave­ricks, before tournament play begins.

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