Who’s on Miami Heat’s NBA summer League roster, starting lineup?

The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Miami Heat in the  NBA Summer League on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT.

The Grizzlies went 2-1 at their summer league games in Salt Lake City, and won their first game in Las Vegas against the Brooklyn Nets, 91-84.

Desmond Bane has been the star for the Grizzlies so far, putting up a combined 56 points in the last two games.

All but three of the players listed on the Heat roster are rookies. The list includes KZ Okpala, Max Strus, Gabe Vincent and Ӧmer Yurtseven.

 Marcus Garrett also has been attracting attention as well with solid play on both sides of the ball.

Bam Adebayo made an appearance to cheer on his teammates after winning a gold medal with the USA basketball team alongside Duncan Robinson, who just signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the team, but neither are available to play.

The Heat won both of their games at the summer league California Classic before heading to Las Vegas, where they are 1-0 after a win over Denver.

Miami assistant coach Malik Allen will serve as the head coach for the team during summer league.

Here is the complete Miami Heat NBA summer league roster:

No. 57 Tyson Carter — G, 6-foot-4, 175 lbs., Mississippi State

No. 51 Marcus Garrett — G, 6-foot-5, 205 lbs., Kansas

No. 53 DeJon Jarreau — G, 6-foot-5, 185 lbs., Houston

No. 58 A.J. Lawson — G, 6-foot-6, 180 lbs., South Carolina

No. 59 R.J. Nembhard — G, 6-foot-5, 200 lbs., Texas Christian

No. 11 KZ Okpala — F, 6-foot-8, 215 lbs., Stanford

No. 65 Micah Potter — F/C, 6-foot-10, 250 lbs., Wisconsin

No. 50 Javonte Smart — G, 6-foot-4, 205 lbs., Louisiana State

No. 54 Dru Smith — G, 6-foot-3, 200 lbs., Missouri

No. 61 Justin Smith — F, 6-foot-7, 230 lbs., Arkansas

No. 60 D.J. Stewart Jr. — G/F, 6-foot-7, 205 lbs., Mississippi State

No. 31 Max Strus — G/F, 6-foot-5, 220 lbs., DePaul

No. 2 Gabe Vincent — G, 6-foot-3, 195 lbs., UC Santa Barbara

No. 77 Ӧmer Yurtseven — C, 7-foot-0, 265 lbs., Georgetown

Claire Kuwana is a sports reporting intern at the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Contact her at claire.kuwana@commercialappeal.com or follow her on Twitter @clairekuwana.

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