MIAMI, February 7 – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have recalled forward/center Jarnell Stokes from their NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Stokes has appeared in 16 games (all starts) in five different stints with the Skyforce this season, helping them to a 14-2 record over that span, while averaging 20.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.06 steals, 1.1 assists in 30.8 minutes and shooting 67.3 percent from the field. In his latest two-game stint, Stokes posted two double-doubles after scoring a game-high 21 points, grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds, dishing out three assists and recording a steal on February 5 at Westchester and then posted a game-high 23 points and a game-high 14 boards to go along with an assist and steal the next night on February 6 at Erie.