Miami Heat: 6 Most Interesting Late Lottery Draft Options

3. OG Anunoby, SF/PF, Indiana

Much like Collins, OG Anunoby also waited until his sophomore year before making his name known. Unfortunately, Anunoby’s arrival was much more short-lived.

The Indiana wing saw his season end after merely 16 games, on what many believed to be a torn ACL (the program never specified the exact type of knee injury he suffered).

In his somewhat brief stint during 2016-17, Anunoby was brilliant, scoring 11.1 points per game, to go along with 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.

As of their latest mock-up, Draft Express had him going 13th overall, and with good reason. Despite the limited sample size, Anunoby proved to be the prototypical two-way NBA small forward as a sophomore.

He’s got great size for a wing at 6-foot-8, with a reported-but-not-yet-verified 7-foot-6 wingspan. Just to show you how ridiculous that number is, if it’s accurate, it would make Anunoby longer than Anthony Davis.

And after watching him make plays like this …

… I don’t doubt the validity of the reports.

Anunoby would give the Heat an elite defender, who has the ability to play either forward position. Slot him next to Justise Winslow and watch them demolish opposing perimeter players on the defensive end.

His three-point shot is still a work in progress (31.1 percent from deep as a sophomore) and he finished the season with more turnovers (26) than assists (23). Both of those marks raise the question: Is he the next Shawn Marion or the next Wesley Johnson?

Thanks to his efficient scoring (61.1 true-shooting percentage) and improved skill within the three-point line, I’m confident in saying he’ll at least be better than the latter.

If Anunoby’s fully healed from his knee injury (big if), he’d be a steal at 14.