Amar’e Stoudemire Hoping Miami Heat Can See His All-Star Form by Wes Goldberg

Corey Hawkins, recently signed by the Miami Heat to participate in training camp, likely won’t make the final 15-man roster. But he is an ideal target to join Miami’s D-League affiliate the Sioux Fall Skyforce this season.

If Miami plans on folding Hawkins into their farm system that saw such players as Tyler Johnson and Hassan Whiteside successfully graduate from last season, Heat fans should get to know the young guard. Here are some things you should know about Corey Hawkins.

1. Hawkins’ dad, Hersey Hawkins, played 13 season in the NBA between 1988 and 2001. He averaged 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for his career. He was named an NBA All-Star during the 1990-1991 season.

2. Hersey Hawkins played with former Heat players Rashard Lewis and Gary Payton in the late 90’s with the Seattle SuperSonics, and with Alonzo Mourning in Charlotte.

3. Corey Hawkins broke Mike Bibby’s (another former Heat) Arizona high school scoring record.

4. He grew up playing basketball with Stephen Curry.

5. Hawkins lead the country in 3-point shooting percentage last season at a 48.8 percent clip.

6. Hawkins started his career at Arizona State, but transferred to University of California, Davis after just one year. His new coach at UC Davis, Jim Les, was a teammate of his father’s at Bradley.

7. He won Big West Player of the Year in 2015.

8. He played with the Philadelphia 76ers during Orlando summer league and with the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas. However, he didn’t play for the 76ers and was sidelined by a right ankle injury in Vegas.

9. Hawkins says the history event he would have liked to witness was the fall of the Berlin Wall.