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James Ennis

James Ennis of the Miami Heat

Ennis was the Heat’s Summer League sensation. While Shabazz Napier—Miami’s 2014 first-round rookie—was expected to steal the show, it was the 2013 second-round draft pick who made the biggest impression over the summer.

During the five games of the Orlando Summer League, Ennis led the Heat by averaging 17.2 points per game. He shot 52 percent from the field and beyond the arc, and scored 29 points versus the Brooklyn Nets in his best game of the summer. With LBJ’s departure and the lack of reliable depth at small forward, the 24-year-old could easily establish himself as Miami’s breakthrough player of the year. At 6’7″ and 210 pounds, Ennis possesses the ability to shoot the three, while displaying athleticism in the open court.

With question marks behind Deng at the three, Ennis can unseat Granger as the primary backup at the position.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.