2014 NBA Redraft: A tale of two big men and two missed picks

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#23 Pick: Doug McDermott (Originally: Rodney Hood)

We return to Utah, who we rewarded earlier with Spencer Dinwiddie. This time we are looking to replace a win for them in Rodney Hood and we are going with Doug McDermott.

McDermott struggled to find a consistent spot in the league, playing for five teams over six seasons, but he’s been a solid bench player everywhere he’s gone. He is a career 46.5 percent shooter from the field and sits at 41.3 percent from three.

Spacing for Utah would have gone a long way for a team dependent on many big bodies. Being able to have McDermott’s shooting around Hayward and Dinwiddie seems like a solid way to modernize this roster.

McDermott is not the slasher that Hood was for the Jazz but efficiency and health go a long way. Of all the players left available, he brings the most dependability to the roster. Keeping him around has been worth the wait as he was better in his second season in both Chicago and Indiana, averaging a career-high in scoring and shooting this season as he acclimates better to his role as a power forward off the bench for a solid playoff team.

With the twenty-fourth pick in the 2014 NBA Redraft, the Miami Heat select…

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