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Three angles the Miami Heat could take during the NBA Draft

By Richard Nurse

ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 28: Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura (21) gets a high five from Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins (13) during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship Sweet Sixteen round basketball game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Gonzaga Bulldogs on March 28, 2019 at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 28: Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura (21) gets a high five from Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins (13) during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship Sweet Sixteen round basketball game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Gonzaga Bulldogs on March 28, 2019 at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Brandon Clarke #15 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs dunks the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second half of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament West Regional at Honda Center on March 30, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Brandon Clarke #15 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs dunks the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second half of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament West Regional at Honda Center on March 30, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Poor decisions

Over the past few years, the phrase poor decisions has been tied to plenty of moves by the Heat front office. And from the looks of it they could be in line to make another one.

By all indications, the Miami Heat will be bringing Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke in for a private workout. Count that as their third interaction, following their interview with him at the draft combine and his Priority Sports Chicago workout.

The Heat’s intrigue is obvious, Clarke averaged 8.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks during his junior season. The defensive prowess and ability to switch are there, but to a certain extent the forward is a 6’8″ duplicate of what Miami has on the surface with Bam Adebayo.

He will give you rim-runs, put backs and alley oops, but not much outside of the paint. This lack of offensive versatility is exactly what the team does not need. They have enough players who need the ball at the rim to be effective.

Adding players who cannot knock down jumpers would be a waste on this roster. Especially when the offense was so challenged that it ranked fourth worse in points per game average at 104.9—just above the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzles.

Another hard pass should be Iowa State’s Talen Horton-Tucker. The 6’4″ wing has been mentioned here before, but the fact that Heat president Pat Riley recently attended his Klutch Sports pro day in Los Angeles is enough of a reason to give an honorable mention that the team should bypass him.

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