For the Heat, signing Chalmers made sense due to his familiarity with the franchise after averaging 8.8 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals from 2008 to 2015 and winning two championships as the starting point guard. “He is a major part of the banners that are up there,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We were together from the beginning of his career. A lot of development was spent with Rio in the summer, working with our staff, preparing himself to be one of the mainstays of those championship years. I really enjoyed seeing his growth and progress as a professional and as a human being.”