Following a stellar G League season, Georgia’s Yante Maten made his NBA debut vs. the Philadelphia 76ers. He followed his debut with a 12 minute appearance vs. the Brooklyn Nets, where he scored his first career points. Tom Crean. who was attending the game to watch Dwyane Wade’s last career game, got a chance to see Maten’s first major action:
While Mark Fox coached Yante Maten, Crean was still glad to get a chance to see Maten make his next steps in the NBA.
Before debuting, Maten agreed with the Heat on a standard, two-year contract extension worth up to $3.