Miami Heat: 5 second round prospects worth buying a pick for

4. Dwayne Bacon, SG/SF, Florida State

With fewer than three weeks remaining until the draft, we only know of six players Miami has seen in person — either in South Florida or at agent-organized events elsewhere. They are Zach Collins, Ivan Rabb, Thomas Bryant, Ike Anigbogu, Jonathan Motley (each of whom we’ve broken down already) and Dwayne Bacon.

Of all those players, and as far as we know, only Bacon has been scouted by the Heat more than once.

The Miami Herald’s Manny Navarro reported on the first session just after the college season ended:

Then, on Thursday, word went around (via Draft Express) that Riley himself attended a pro day that featured the former Seminole.

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Clearly, there’s some interest there. Which makes sense, after all, in two years at Florida State, the talented wing excelled, averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game on 44.9 percent shooting. His pro prospects suffer due to his inability to draw many fouls (4.2 freebies nightly in two years), his lack of a three-point shot (31.2 percent as a collegiate) and his complete lack of defense.

Regardless, Bacon’s a bucket-getter who can score in a multitude of ways. When he gets the slightest step on a defender, his size (6-foot-5, 6-foot-10 wingspan and 200+ pounds) helps him get to the rim with ease. He also has a fantastic pull-up midrange game when opponents try to shuttle him away from the lane.

Miami’s bench was an important part of their second-half success this season. Adding a scorer like Bacon to it would only make the reserve unit more potent.