Miami Heat: Top 10 NBA Draft picks in franchise history

3. Rony Seikaly (C) — No. 9 pick in 1988 NBA Draft

Career stats (with the Heat):  439 GP, 15.4 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 1.4 BPG, 1.3 APG, 0.7 SPG, 2.9 TOV, 48.3 FG%, 66.2 FT%

Rony Seikaly was the Heat’s first draft pick ever back in 1988. And even though he never blossomed into a true game-changer, he still enjoyed a long and successful career playing for four franchises over the span of 11 seasons.

The big man went to Syracuse, where he was actually teammates with another guy on our list — Sherman Douglas. In college, he was best known for his vicious spin move, which earned him the moniker “The Spin Doctor.” (Gotta love cheesy ’80s basketball nicknames.)

If you take a gander at some of Miami’s all-time leaderboards for statistical contributions, you’ll see Seikaly’s name pop up all over the place. To this day, he ranks favorably in multiple categories: No. 9 in games played, No. 7 in made field goals, No. 3 in offensive and defensive rebounds, and No. 3 in blocks.

Additionally, in his basketball afterlife, he has transitioned into a life of music. Seikaly is now a sorta well-known…DJ. Not even kidding. Here’s a two-minute highlight video of his, set to one of his own songs:

It doesn’t get much more Miami than that. Nothing but respect for the Spin Doctor, who’s easily the third or fourth best center in the Heat’s history. (Unless we consider Chris Bosh a center, in which case he’s actually fourth or fifth best. But hey, who’s counting?)