Heat Sign Keshad Johnson to Two-Way Contract

MIAMI, FL – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed forward Keshad Johnson to a Two-Way Contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have signed forward Keshad Johnson.⁰⁰More info on Johnson ➡️ https://t.co/LTNiu5FU7g pic.twitter.com/LZv1jAtbtU

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 28, 2026

Johnson, who won the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, split last season between the HEAT and their G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He started in all eight regular season games with the Skyforce and averaged 17.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.88 blocks, 1.50 steals and 35.3 minutes while shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from three-point range. He scored in double-figures in each game, including two 20-point performances, and grabbed double-digit rebounds on four occasions. He connected on multiple three-point field goals seven times and blocked multiple shots five times. Johnson also appeared in 32 games last season with the HEAT and averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.7 minutes of action while shooting 49 percent from the field. He scored in double-figures four times, including a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double on November 21. He also became the third HEAT player to win the Slam Dunk Contest, joining Derrick Jones Jr. (2020) and Harold Miner (1995 & 1993)

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