In his third start in five games with the Miami Heat NBA Summer League squad, former Razorback guard Daryl Macon continued his recent success, leading the team with 17 points in a 94-90 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.

Macon played over 30 total minutes throughout the contest but used a big surge in the third quarter to put up the game-high mark, scoring 10 points (4 of 6 shooting). Along with showcasing his usual deep-range shooting skills, Macon also completed an impressive reverse layup and showed high-level hustle in the period. Beyond pure scoring numbers, the 6-3 shooter from Little Rock (Ark.) displayed a well-rounded game, recording six rebounds, five assists and a steal as well.



Through two games in the Las Vegas summer league, the Heat are winless, including Sunday’s loss to the Hornets. In that span, Macon has averaged 10.5 points, three rebounds and 3.5 assists in approximately 47 minutes of game time, starting one of the two bouts.



The Heat participated in the California Classic in Sacramento (Calif.) leading into the Las Vegas Summer League, finishing 2-1 against the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. After sitting the entirety of the first game, Macon made his summer league debut in an 89-74 victory over the Lakers, getting his first start and logging eight points and 11 assists through three quarters. Macon started again in the next game, contributing seven points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 10-point win over the Kings.



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.



Despite receiving numerous workout opportunities with multiple NBA organizations, Macon, along with former Hog guard Jaylen Barford, went unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft earlier this June. Not long after, he was scooped up by the Heat and placed on their summer league team, giving him a chance to play his way into a training camp invite and potential roster spot.



Barford, a current member of the Minnesota Timberwolves summer league roster, has yet to log any minutes through two games with the team.



The entire 12-day, 82-game NBA Summer League in Vegas is currently being televised nationally on the ESPN family of networks, as well as NBA TV for the first time ever. Starting on Friday, July 6 and scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, July 17, the tournament culminates in a championship matchup on that final day. Macon and the Heat will rest on Monday before hitting the floor in Vegas again on Tuesday at 3:30 pm (CT) against the Utah Jazz and first-round pick Grayson Allen. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

