MIAMI, Florida - Christmas came early for Mickell Gladness and Terrel Harris. In a surprising move Saturday, the Miami Heat decided to keep the pair of free-agent rookies on their final 15-player roster, waiving guard Eddie House instead. House, who was drafted by the Heat in 2000, was informed of the move Friday night.
"It was an extremely tough decision," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Eddie started his career with us, we drafted him and he’s part of our Heat family. "(Gladness and Harris) simply overwhelmed us with their effort and their desire and their want this week. It was a little bit of a surprise and they continued to make us watch."
Miami was so intrigued that Gladness, a shot-blocking center out of Alabama A&M who spent time with the Heat in the team’s 2010 summer league, and Harris, a former Oklahoma State standout who went undrafted in 2009 and had played in recent years in France, Germany and the NBA Development League, will be with the Heat as they travel to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day.
"This was probably the best Christmas gift that I’ve ever gotten in my life," Gladness said. "I probably would have said that when I was younger and I got a Sega Genesis for Christmas, but now this just tops that."
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