It is no secret that James Ennis had a miserable summer.
After a disastrous summer league showing, the Miami Heat pushed James Ennis’ contract guarantee from August to opening night for the 2015-16 season. However, that decision may change in the coming weeks.
Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel reports that the Heat may further postpone a decision to guarantee all of Ennis’ 2015-16 salary. Miami could push the small forward’s salary guarantee until January 10th, when all NBA contracts automatically become guaranteed. Winderman states the following in regards to Ennis’ contract situation:
“I would not be surprised to see the Heat and Ennis again agree to amend his contract, this time to make it a basic, non-guaranteed deal that does not become guaranteed until when all NBA contracts become guaranteed on Jan.