Dru Smith was developing into one of those "where do they find these guys" players, solid defensively and becoming a good three point shooter, he's not a big name, but this hurts, he's a similar player to Josh Richardson, but with higher upside, of course J Rich can't stay healthy either
They really miss Caleb Martin, he was great for them, he was a nobody in Charlotte, and the Heat turned him into a really good player, one of the best 6th men in the league, he had one year left on his contract, he had a player option, he chose to opt out thinking he could get a better deal elsewhere than what the Heat offered, he tested the market and he was wrong, the Sixers offered him a contract that wasn't as much as Miami's, but by that time the Heat couldn't give him the deal they initially offered, some sort of weird league rule, so he had no choice but to accept the lesser Philly offer, he gambled on himself and lost, he's yet another example of a guy who played well in Miami and once he left declined, in his three years in Miami he averaged 46% from the field and 37% from three, so far in Philly he's 40% and 30%, happens all the time to these role players, they leave the Heat and their production declines