MIAMI, September 16 – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed guard Mychal Mulder. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mulder, who was selected in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2017 NBA G League Draft, appeared in 47 games (all starts) with the Windy City Bulls last season and averaged 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 32.9 minutes while shooting 46 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from three-point range and 74.6 percent from the foul line. He led the team in minutes (1,546) and finished second in points (646), field goals made (229) and three-point field goals made (135) while helping lead the team to a postseason berth. His 135 made treys were also tied for the fifth-most in the league. During the 2017-18 season, he appeared in 48 games (31 starts) with Windy City and averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.13 steals and 30.9 minutes while shooting 41.8 percent from the field.
Mulder played two seasons at the University of Kentucky after transferring from Vincennes University. As a senior at Kentucky in 2016-17, Mulder appeared in 32 games (two starts) and averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.6 minutes of action while shooting 40.3 percent from the field and a team-high 92.3 percent from the foul line. He finished third on the team in three-point field goals made (35) and connected on at least one trey in 21 of his 32 games played.