Miami Heat: Assessing Each Player’s Role for the 2015-16 Season

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James Ennis

James Ennis Miami Heat

The second-year swingman entered the month of August uncertain whether he would even be a member of the Heat’s roster.

After trades that sent Zoran Dragic and Shabazz Napier packing, along with the release of Henry Walker, it would appear James Ennis is certain to make Miami’s 15-man active roster come late October.

Ennis caught the attention of Heat coaches with an impressive summer league showing in 2014. He was able to catapult that performance by clinching a roster spot with the team during the 2014-15 season. While he didn’t have stunning numbers, he was a consistent member of the rotation in his rookie season, averaging five points in 17 minutes per game.

With how stacked this roster currently is, Ennis might not even be a member of the rotation entering the season. Expect the 6’7″ forward to crack the roster, but he’ll have a hard time receiving minutes on a game-to-game basis.

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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.