Free agent center Thomas Bryant has agreed on a two-year, $5.4 million deal with the Miami Heat, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Zach Kurtin of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday.
The deal includes a player option for the second year.
Bryant, who turns 26 later this month, signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers last offseason after an ACL injury cost him most of his 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns with the Washington Wizards.
He played in 41 games for the Lakers, starting 25, and averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds on 65.4% shooting from the field. He was traded to a Denver Nuggets team with eyes on a championship at the deadline and only appeared in a few games down the stretch before falling out of the rotation entirely in the postseason.
Bryant is a talented scorer with good touch around the rim and has shown an ability to pop out beyond the 3-point line. He has career averages of 10.1 points and 5.7 rebounds on nearly 60% shooting from the field and 36.6% from 3-point range.
Along with Kevin Love, Bryant will help provide the Heat with more shooting in the frontcourt around Bam Adebayo.
This story originally appeared on ESPN
