With the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs still vying for an NBA championship, two former Gators are playing, but neither is making much of a contribution to his team’s postseason run.
Heat power forward Udonis Haslem — who averaged just 3.8 points per game on 14.2 minutes per contest in the regular season — has registered 36 points in 14 postseason appearances.
Haslem logged a mere three minutes in the first three games of the NBA Finals, with his only recorded statistic being a personal foul in Miami’s 98-96 win in Game 2.
Likewise, former Gator Matt Bonner has made minimal contributions for the Spurs off the bench this postseason, averaging just 1.2 points per contest since the regular season concluded.
The 6-foot-10 power forward’s best outings in the postseason came in Games 4 and 6 of the Western Conference Finals when he recorded a combined 14 points, five rebounds and two assists against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Bonner notched two points on a pair of free throws and an assist in San Antonio’s 111-92 win against Miami in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, his first recorded statistic in the series.
Gators work out: With the NBA Draft set for June 26, three Florida players have been busy working out with various NBA teams.
Patric Young has practiced for multiple teams over the past two weeks, including the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls.
Young, the 2014 Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and an honorable mention AP All-American, paced the Gators with 41 blocks while ranking 12th in the SEC with 6.2 rebounds per game. He finished his UF career as the 11th player in Gators history to finish his career with at least 1,300 points and 800 rebounds.
Scottie Wilbekin recently worked out with the Charlotte Hornets as well as the Knicks, hoping to show he’s worthy of a draft pick. The Gainesville native was the 2014 SEC Player of the Year and a third-team All-American after averaging 13.1 points per game and pacing the Gators with 3.6 assists per game and 56 steals in a team-best 34 minutes per contest.
Casey Prather, who led UF with 13.8 points per game on 60.3-percent shooting, has worked out with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Heat and the Hornets but is not expected to be drafted.
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Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem shoots against the Indiana Pacers during the first half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
