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Miami Heat: 15 best draft picks in franchise history

By Bryan Toporek

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 21: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat brings the ball up the court in the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena on April 21, 2018 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dwyane Wade
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 21: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat brings the ball up the court in the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena on April 21, 2018 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dwyane Wade /
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Eddie House, Miami Heat
(Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Career stats with Miami: 225 GP, 6.8 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 39.9 FG%, 34.9 3FG%, 84.4 FT%

The Heat traded their 2000 first-round draft pick to the Utah Jazz in 1996 for Martin Muursepp. He played only 10 games for them before they traded him to the Dallas Mavericks for Jamal Mashburn the following February.

With their second-round pick in 2000, they snagged a far more productive rotation member in Eddie House.

As a rookie, House came off the bench in 50 games, averaging 5.0 points, 1.0 assists, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 triples in 11.0 minutes. The Heat, who finished 50-32 that season with Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason, Brian Grant and Tim Hardaway leading the way, didn’t have much room in their rotation for a rookie second-round pick, but House did turn heads with a 23-point outing on 10-of-16 shooting in only his fourth regular-season game.

Over the following two years, House’s role grew steadily, and he even started 10 of the 119 games he appeared in. While his shooting efficiency plunged below 40 percent during those two seasons, he chipped in 7.8 points, 1.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.8 triples and 0.7 steals in only 18.9 minutes per night, making him one of Miami’s more productive reserves.

House left the Heat to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2003, but he returned seven years later to join the newly formed triumvirate of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. More than half of his shot attempts came from 3-point range during the 2010-11 season, as he served as a spot-up shooter who helped Miami make it to the NBA Finals that year before falling to Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks.

House was nothing more than a role player during his four years in Miami, but getting that type of production out of a No. 37 overall pick is invaluable.

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