Miami Heat Sign Guard Mario Chalmers To 10-Day Deal

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat officially announced Friday they are signing erstwhile two-time NBA champion Mario Chalmers to a 10-day contract.

The erstwhile Kansas Jayhawk, present 35, spent the archetypal 7 seasons of his NBA vocation donning the Heat colors from 2008-15 and won 2 championships (2012, 2013) during his tenure.

Chalmers had precocious signed with the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Gold squad and averaged 8.5 points per crippled successful his archetypal 2 games with them.

According to the Heat, Chalmers volition deterioration his No. 15 jersey arsenic well.

Chalmers played 525 vocation games with Miami, averaging 8.8 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per crippled portion shooting 42.2% overall.

Chalmers besides ranks among the Heat’s all-time leaders successful steals (second), games played (fourth), assists (fourth), three-point tract goals made (fourth), minutes (sixth), and crippled starts (seventh).

The squad besides announced the signings of guardant Chris Silva and defender Nik Stauskas to 10-day deals arsenic good Friday.

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The Heat mean connected wrapping up the twelvemonth with a triumph arsenic they question to Houston for a matchup with the Rockets Friday.