4. Khalid Reeves
Along with Damon Stoudamire, guard Khalid Reeves orchestrated a run to the Final Four for Lute Olson and the University of Arizona in 1994, but his success thereafter was limited.
Selected 12th overall in 1994, Reeves would play for six teams in five years including his first with the Heat where he averaged just nine points.
TheNoLookPass.com recently profiled Reeves, noting that then-Heat coach Kevin Loughery viewed him as the best point guard in the draft. He was the second point guard off the board after Jason Kidd (future Heat guard Eddie Jones was also in that ’94 draft), and taken before Charlie Ward went to the Knicks with the 26th pick.
Reeves arrived at a transitional time in the franchise’s history, as Loughery was replaced by Pat Riley shortly thereafter and cornerstone Rony Seikaly was also traded. Reeves joined Glen Rice and Mett Geiger in a trade that brought Alonzo Mourning to Miami, reshaping the face of the Miami Heat.
Reeves’ career didn’t amount to much else after leaving the Heat, as he bounced around the league on various 10-day contracts, never able to capture the magic in the NBA that his Arizona backcourt running mate did.