Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The #10 Pick

The Heat have the #10 pick (the Sixers were just a ping pong ball away from snatching this pick).  If for some reason SF Winslow or SG Hezonja slip, the Heat would grab either of them but they'll both be gone by this point.  SF's Johnson and Oubre should still be available; getting younger in the scoring positions isn't a bad idea but the salary cap may already be put in that direction: Wade, Deng and Dragic still need to be paid (and Whiteside next summer) to join Bosh, McRoberts and Napier as the future core.

I think the Heat should take C Turner right here.  Yeah, they just re-signed C Bosh to a 4 year deal and this year oversaw the emergence of C Whiteside but PF's Andersen and Haslem are both entering their final years and I think Turner gives good stability in the paint (and the salary cap) over the next coupla years.  Might not provide much as a rookie but they could bring him along slowly (seems to be working in Phoenix with Alex Len) and since they won't have a draft pick next year, the development period is stretched. They could draft a scorer and groom him here but I think going for inside size is the better play long term.

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