Mock Draft 2.0: New Orleans Pelicans Jump into Top Four
Point Guard Guard / Alabama. Miami Heat. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Kira Lewis Jr.. 23. 110
The Miami Heat have been one of the surprise teams in the NBA this year, finding themselves in the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Miami has drafted well and is getting big production out of youngsters Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Kendrick Nunn.
Miami does have a glut of power forwards and wings, so they will likely try to shore up either point guard or shooting guard with this pick.
With the possibility of Goran Dragic leaving in free agency, they might take a point guard like Kira Lewis Jr. to be his eventual replacement.
Kira Lewis Jr. certainly has some glaring weaknesses to his game, he turns the ball over too much and shoots just 45.8 percent from the field overall.
He’s also rail thin and doesn’t project as much of a defender at the next level.
What Lewis Jr. does add is blazing speed and he and guard Nunn would form one of the most exciting and athletic backcourts in the league.
Lewis Jr. is still just 18 and has time to develop, so it will come down to whether the Heat feel he is worth the wait or that they need to act now to surround Jimmy Butler with the talent he needs to make a run at a title.