Two-way candidates
This spot is reserved for the Heat’s developmental wing.
It is not often that you hear the name of a Division II player compared to that of a future first ballot Hall-of-Famer. Let alone that type of draft hyperbole aimed towards a player projected to not even be among the 60 players drafted.
Still the name of Amir Hinton is being mentioned with the likes of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade:
"“His mid-range game is so efficient,” Shaw University head coach Joel Hopkins says. “As a slasher and a scorer, his game is exactly like Dwyane Wade’s coming out of college.”"
Compliments like these come off as nothing more than a coach looking out for his guy. However, the 6’5″ guard has scoring skills. He showed that by putting up a Division II league leading average of 29.4 points a game.
Which was enough to garner an invite to the G League combine and several private workouts.
While the 40 and 50-point games looked good, the Heat would have to buy into the second round or lock him up in the summer league to funnel him to their Sioux Falls affiliate.
The same goes for Texas Tech guard Matt Mooney.
The 6’3″ All-Defensive team member is being looked at as a future 3-and-D guy–38.6 from the 3-point line–although he believes he may not be drafted.
But Miami is still bringing him in for a workout.
Both Hinton and Mooney could be prime candidates for the Miami Heat’s next pair of two-way contracts.