Daryl Macon and the Miami Heat were eliminated from the Las Vegas Summer League this weekend with a loss to the Boston Celtics, beginning the decision-making process for the former Arkansas guard as he holds a number of offers that would allow him to extend his professional career.

According to Macon’s agent, Reggie Brown, the 6-3 combo guard holds exhibit 10 offers from four different National Basketball Association organizations, as well as interest from pro clubs overseas in Italy, Spain, Belgium and Korea. Macon’s exhibit 10 offers guarantee him $50,000 whether he makes the prospective roster or not. If he earns a spot on the Heat’s G-League squad in South Dakota or the G-League squad of one of the other four teams that have offered, he’ll make approximately $35,000. Comparatively, if Macon finds a way onto the Heat’s final NBA roster, he stands to bring home nearly $700,000.



Brown lauded the Miami Heat organization in an interview with the Miami Herald, saying if his client does ink with the team, “He will have one of the best organizations in the league…They do an unbelievable job developing players.”



The decision is far from simple though, based on finances. While taking the exhibit 10 and making an actual NBA roster will yield by far the best results, it would mean Macon is taking a major bet on himself, something he very well may do. However, falling to the G-League or missing out altogether would force him to lose money he could’ve made overseas. Korea, one of the four countries with squads that offered the former Hog, agreed to pay him $225,000, a pay day he may not be able to pass up.



Macon put up 7.5 points and 7.5 assists through three contests in the California Classic in Sacramento (Cal.) before heading to Las Vegas for the official summer league. In Vegas, he averaged eight points and 3.6 assists in five games, leading the Heat to a 2-3 record.



At Arkansas, Macon earned SEC Player of the Week honors three times this past season, averaging 17.1 points and 4.0 assists on 46.3 percent shooting from the field and 43.8 percent from deep (first in the SEC). He joined Barford in the 1,000 point club on Senior Night, becoming the sixth player in Arkansas history to accomplish that feat in two seasons.



Miami Heat vice president of player personnel, Chet Kammerer, told the Herald, “Macon has kind of an unknown quality…He’s gifted as a far as his athleticism, his length and quickness, his ability to shoot. He’s an 87 percent career free throw shooter. Not many college guys shoot the ball that well from the line.”



Along with Macon, former SEC member and Georgia Bulldogs big man Yante Maten also received an exhibit 10 offer from the Heat. The NBA introduced two-way contracts last season, allowing players to play for an organization’s G-League squad while spending a set number of days with the NBA team as well. Former Michigan wing Duncan Robinson locked one of those up so far.



While it may be an uphill battle for Macon to break into the big leagues, it’s highly likely Razorback fans will see him on a professional court somewhere in the world next season.

