NBA TV’s Joel Meyers and Kevin McHale interviewed Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra during coverage of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The experts of the interview are as below:
Spoelstra on finding players to fill out the Heat’s roster:
“Chemistry is going to play a big part of what we’re trying to do and we’ve got to find players that want to be part of our culture. Not every player fits our culture. Obviously, there are exciting things going on and I think we’ll have plenty of opportunities to find players to fill out the roster. We’ll start with Summer League right here but even some veterans will be willing to sacrifice like the three guys (Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade) did to be part of something big.”
Spoelstra on the type of players the Heat are looking for:
“In general the type of culture players that we are looking for are defensive-minded, energy, high motor-type. We need a little more depth at the point guard position and probably up front. But we like shot-blockers and I like active guys back there who can erase some mistakes at the rim and can create a lot of opportunities with offensive rebounds. But just with a high motor and activity.”
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