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Why the Heat should draft Wake Forest’s John Collins

By Rob Slater

Feb 18, 2017; Durham, NC, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) shoots over Duke Blue Devils center Marques Bolden (20) in the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 18, 2017; Durham, NC, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) shoots over Duke Blue Devils center Marques Bolden (20) in the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 18, 2017; Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) reacts to a score in the second half against the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Wake defeated Miami 96-79. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2017; Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) reacts to a score in the second half against the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Wake defeated Miami 96-79. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

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John Collins has already made incredible strides with his game and one of the best things about that is he remains just 19 years old and will not turn 20 until September.

It only took him two years at Wake Forest to turn into one of the best big men in the country and he comes into this draft as one of its youngest prospects with projected top pick Markelle Fultz coming in as the youngest (Ball, Jayson Tatum, De’Aaron Fox, Dennis Smith Jr. and Malik Monk are also 19) in the entire draft.

Collins has a wealth of untapped talent left and a number of formative years ahead of him. The Heat, who have developed young talent like Whiteside, Rodney McGruder, Tyler Johnson and more, can do the same with Collins who has not only shown signs of elite talent but also already improved his game with the immense jump from freshman to sophomore year.

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