Heat add Antonio Burks

The Heat singed Antonio Burks, formerly of the Memphis Grizzlies, to a one-year $744K deal that is not guaranteed. He will have to make the team to earn the full worth of the contract.

But with Jason Williams estimating his return to be sometime in mid-November, and Gary Payton as the incumbent starter (at the ripe old age of 39), there will be plenty to motivate Burks besides the money including playing time at the start of the season for the defending champs as they begin the year banged up.

The six foot 195lb Burks played at Memphis in college as well, and as a pro was able to get some solid minutes at around 10 per game to display his developing skills. He is a quick, athletic point guard that seems to be able to score the ball pretty effectively at the NBA level. Per 40 minutes, based on his 2 seasons as a pro, he estimates to have a 9.4 PPG average along with 5.3ASTs to 2.4TOs.