Haywood Highsmith

Haywood Highsmith

27-Year-Old ForwardF
Miami Heat  NBA  
Miami Heat
2023 Fantasy Outlook
When healthy, Highsmith played meaningful minutes for the Heat, albeit sporadically. Although he doesn't project as a player with a ton of fantasy upside, he could very well be a 20-minute-per-night player this season. He played 18.0 minutes per night during the 2022-23 season, compiling averages of 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds. With a view to upscaling his production slightly, Highsmith could be worth considering toward the backend of deeper drafts. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $3.95 million contract with the Heat in March of 2022.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Haywood Lee Highsmith Jr. was born in December of 1996 in Baltimore. He is the son of Brenda and Haywood Highsmith Sr. and has one brother. For prep school, Highsmith attended Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, graduating in 2014. Then, from 2014 to 2018, the forward attended Wheeling University in West Virginia. As a sophomore, Highsmith averaged 14.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and was named to the first team All-Mountain East Conference (MEC) squad. As a senior, Highsmith posted 22 points and 12.6 boards per contest and was named MEC Player of the Year and a first team Division II All-American. At Wheeling, Highsmith majored in business management. After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, the forward joined the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. In January of 2019, he signed a two-way contract with the 76ers. Highsmith played again for the Blue Coats in 2019-20 and spent the 2020-21 season with the Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. Highsmith's favorite food is chicken cheesesteaks.

Strikes for season-high 20
FMiami Heat
March 30, 2024
Highsmith produced 20 points (7-9 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 1-3 FT), six rebounds, one assist and one steal over 28 minutes off the bench during Friday's 142-82 win over the Trail Blazers.
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It's the best scoring performance of the season for Highsmith, but the 27-year-old forward has been seeing big minutes off the wing for the Heat of late. He's played at least 22 minutes in five of the last six games, starting one of them, and over the last three he has averaged 27.7 minutes, 17.7 points, 5.7 boards, 4.0 threes, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting an absurd 76.9 percent from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-for-13) from long distance.
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How does Haywood Highsmith compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
    An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
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True Shooting %
58.7%
 
Effective Field Goal %
58.1%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
58.4%
 
Free Throw Rate
10.9%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.3%
 
Defensive Rebound %
12.1%
 
Total Rebound %
8.7%
 
Assist %
7.2%
 
Steal %
1.7%
 
Block %
2.1%
 
Turnover %
7.6%
 
Usage %
12.4%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
14.8
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Highsmith will likely find himself at the end of the Heat's rotation this season. He played 19 games last year, averaging 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.6 minutes. His 34.8 field goal percentage, 32.1 three-point percentage and 40.1 free throw percentage were alarmingly low. However, he was pretty impressive in his time in the G League while also performing fairly well in the Summer League. With his athletic profile and defensive prowess, the Heat are optimistic that he can develop into a solid contributor. At the moment, it is unlikely that Highsmith will have much of an impact on the team unless injuries force him into an elevated role.
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Plays well with 18 points
FMiami Heat
March 25, 2024
Highsmith closed with 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-4 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one steal over 25 minutes during Sunday's 121-84 win over the Cavaliers.
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Moves to bench
FMiami Heat
March 20, 2024
Highsmith isn't in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cavaliers.
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Starting Sunday
FMiami Heat
March 17, 2024
Highsmith will start Sunday's game against the Pistons.
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Fails to fire in return to action
FMiami Heat
March 2, 2024
Highsmith registered two points (1-5 FG, 0-4 3Pt), one rebound and one block across 19 minutes during Saturday's 126-120 win over the Jazz.
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Good to go
FMiami Heat
March 2, 2024
Highsmith (knee) is available for Saturday's matchup with the Jazz, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
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