The Miami Heat have added another piece to their roster.

Free-agent center Nick Richards has agreed to a one-year deal with Miami, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The move gives the Heat another experienced big man and fills the 14th standard roster spot following the recent arrival of Klay Thompson.

Richards had already been linked with Miami and had been working out with Heat players during the offseason. Now the move is happening.

Miami gets the big man it was looking for

Richards had emerged as one of Miami's potential targets as the Heat looked to add more size to their frontcourt.

The 28-year-old gives Erik Spoelstra another option behind a frontcourt already containing considerable talent.

At 6-foot-11, Richards brings size, rebounding and a presence around the rim, while allowing Miami more flexibility with its different frontcourt combinations.

Richards adds depth behind Miami's stars

This isn't a signing designed to transform Miami's starting five.

It's about depth.

Richards gives the Heat another traditional center who can provide minutes when required and help take some of the physical burden away from Miami's other big men during the regular season.

For a team with ambitions of competing deep into the postseason, having another dependable body in the frontcourt matters.

Miami continues a busy offseason

The Richards signing continues what has been an eventful summer in Miami.

Klay Thompson recently joined the Heat following his departure from Dallas, giving Miami one of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history.

Richards is a very different addition, but one that addresses another area of the roster.

Instead of shooting and floor spacing, this move is about size and frontcourt cover.

Another piece of the puzzle

Miami's roster is beginning to take its final shape ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Richards won't arrive with the attention generated by some of the Heat's bigger offseason moves, but signings like this can become important over the course of an 82-game season.

Miami wanted another big man.

Now they've got one.