2015 Justise Winslow, 10th. 👎👎👎
2017 Bam Adebayo, 14th. 👍👍👍
2019 Tyler Herro, 13th. 👍👍
2020 Precious Achiuwa, 20th. 👎👎
2022 Nikola Jovic, 27th. 👎
2023 Jaime Jaquez. Jr., 18th. 👍
2024 Kel'el Ware, 15th. 👍
Thus, we will likely get another Bam, Tyler, Kel'el-quality player in 2026. That will not move the needle. You pick 13th, you're gonna finish ~13th. You need single-digit picks to move, eventually, and with skilled selection and a little luck, into single digits in the standings. The cognos say this is the deepest draft in years, that any of the top five are potential franchise-changing. In the Pat Riley era, 1995-present, Miami has drafted in the single digits only twice: 2003 Dwayne Wade, 5th; 2008 Michael Beasley 2nd (the highest draft pick the "Heat" have ever had).
It's not lookin' good.
