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Miami Heat Promotes Jahmir Young: A Two-Way Players Journey to the Playoffs

The Miami Heat has made a significant roster move, waiving Terry Rozier and promoting guard Jahmir Young from his two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. This move fills their fifteenth spot and sets Young up for the rest of this season and next, though next season is not guaranteed. The upgrade means Young can join the playoff roster, unlike two-way players who get shut out of postseason action. The Heat faces the Charlotte Hornets in a do-or-die play-in game Tuesday or Wednesday night, after wrapping up the regular season against Atlanta. Young, a twenty-five-year-old undrafted out of Maryland, lit up the G League with Miamis Sioux Falls Skyforce, earning second-team All-G League honors and a spot in Februarys Rising Stars during All-Star Weekend. He bounced around affiliates for Denver and Chicago before landing with Heat on a tryout last summer. Injuries hit hard with guards Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Davion Mitchell, and Dru Smith all sidelined Friday, but Heat still blew out Washington one-forty to one-seventeen. Coach Erik Spoelstra calls Young a season highlight, praising his full-throttle energy in practices and games. As Heat chase that play-in win, Youngs fire could spark something special.

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