The Heat haven’t yet made a decision on their starting point guard, but veteran Kyle Lowry expects it will be hi
The Miami Heat whiffed out on their biggest target this offseason in Damian Lillard. When Lillard initially requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, he listed the Heat as his only preferred destination. While many fans and media alike believed Lillard would ultimately join the Heat, it was revealed that the two sides reportedly had limited discussions that ceased following NBA Summer League. The team had interest in Jrue Holiday as a backup plan at point guard but that failed to materialize as well. The question then remains, who will be the Heat’s starting point guard this season? With training camp underway, veteran Kyle Lowry remarked that he is expecting to be the Heat starting point guard as per Wes Goldberg of All U Can Heat and Locked On Heat.
According to Goldberg, Ke not yet spoken about who will start at point guard for the Heat. Lowry is the obvious pick to start as point guard after Gabe Vincent left for the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency. Prior to being sidelined due to injury, he started 44 games as the starting point guard in the previous season. Late in the season, Vincent assumed the starting point guard role, and he kept it throughout the NBA postseason.yle Lowry and head coach Erik Spoelstra hav
Averaging 11.2 points per game, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.0 steals while shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from three-point range, and 85.9 percent from the free-throw line, Lowry was still fairly productive last season.