Which Heat players have also played for the Jazz and Wizards? NBA HoopGrids answers for August 12

An all-new NBA HoopGrids has been released on Aug. 12. Saturday's puzzle has three special categories: a player who played with Carmelo Anthony, a player who was a top-10 NBA draft pick and a player who was named to an All-Rookie Team.

Here're the clues for the Aug. 12 edition of NBA HoopGrids:

• Grid 1: Player who played for the Utah Jazz and Miami Heat
• Grid 2: Player who played for the Utah Jazz and was a Top 10 NBA draft pick
• Grid 3: Player who played for the Utah Jazz and was named to the All-Rookie Team
• Grid 4: Player who played for the Washington Wizards and Miami Heat
• Grid 5: Player who played for the Washington Wizards and was a Top 10 NBA draft pick
• Grid 6: Player who played for the Washington Wizards and was named to the All-Rookie Team
• Grid 7: Player who played for the Miami Heat and was teammates with Carmelo Anthony
• Grid 8: Player who played with Carmelo Anthony and was a Top 10 NBA draft pick
• Grid 9: Player who played with Carmelo Anthony and was named to the All-Rookie Team

NBA HoopGrids - August 12

For Saturday's puzzle, here's a closer look at grids 1 and 4: Which Miami Heat players have also suited up for either the Utah Jazz or the Washington Wizards?

Kelly Olynyk plays for the Jazz and has been in Utah since last season when he was acquired from the Detroit Pistons. Before that, he was with the Houston Rockets.

Olynyk was originally drafted by the Boston Celtics and spent four seasons there. He became a free agent in 2017 and signed with the Heat. He was in Miami for three and a half seasons before he got traded to Houston.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Nunn was one of the Heat's famous undrafted gems in the past decade. Nunn spent the first two years of his NBA career in Miami, getting named to the All-Rookie First Team.

He signed with the LA Lakers in 2021 but was traded to the Wizards midway through last season.

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NBA HoopGrids alternative answers for Aug. 12

Looking at some alternative answers for grids 1 and 4, for the people who want to have a low rarity score. Notable Jazz-Heat players include Jae Crowder, Joe Johnson, Hassan Whiteside, Todd Fuller and Shandon Anderson.

For grid 4, players like Ronny Turiaf, Trevor Ariza, Mike Bibby, Juwan Howard, Shabazz Napier and Caron Butler have suited up for both the Heat and Wizards.

Here's a completed HoopGrids for today:

NBA HoopGrids - August 12 (Photo: @wjrwebber/Twitter)