Kenny

Hasbrouck

Hasbrouck was waived by the Heat in 2010 and is unlikely to ever make it back to the NBA.

Hasbrouck takes Rafer Alston’s spot on the roster, but he’ll play behind Carlos Arroyo and Mario Chalmers. The Siena product was averaging 16.9 poins a night for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBADL.

The Heat were trying to turn the Siena combo guard into a point guard last summer, but he was let go after breaking a rib. It sounds like he’ll be signed if he passes a physical.

The Heat did not practice Wednesday and have not responded to requests for comment on the situation. Not that it will have any impacts on the Heat, or their inability to beat the Celtics.

Hasbrouck didn’t see the court in two 10-day contracts with the Heat, but the team must see some potential here. The Heat have a team option on him for the veteran’s minimum next season and he’ll likely play with their summer league team. He’ll need to improve his point guard skills to make it in the NBA.

Yes, Hasbrouck is a member of the Miami Heat, in case you’ve never heard of him. And his DUI arrest actually occurred prior to the team signing him in early April, but it was just made public on Tuesday.

They’re down to nine healthy players and two of the injured ones are named LeBron and Dwyane. They’ve got some time before the season starts, but with Wade not likely to play in the preseason and everyone else hurting, the Heat are not going to be quite where they wanted to be by the start of the season. Kenny Hasbrouck is the only healthy guard remaining for the Heat on Wednesday.

Hasbrouck didn’t appear in a game with the Heat after signing with the team last March, but played well in summer league. He’ll have to make the team in camp and remain on the roster in January before the contract becomes guaranteed. No fantasy value here.

Hasbrouck fell behind Patrick Beverley and Da’Sean Butler for the final guard spot on the roster.

That spells bad news for Kenny Hasbrouck and Patrick Beverly, but none of the three were going to have fantasy relevance either way. Butler may or may not be ready for the start of the season after recovering from knee surgery.