Miami Heat: Has Miami been smart in trading their first-round picks?

Overall and the future

In conclusion and despite the fact that at the time of the trade many people believed that the Miami Heat had sacrificed too much of their future, it worked out just fine.

Particularly with the 2010 sign-and-trades, people said that the Heat gave up a lot, mainly with their picks. After looking at all the players that were selected with those picks or players that could have been selected though, it looks like a finesse on Miami’s end.

What about the team’s current situation and the future of our draft picks?

Right now, the Miami Heat have nine draft picks being held by other teams. Out of those nines, two of them are first-round picks. These two picks are a 2021 first-round pick that is currently in Oklahoma or possibly Houston depending on where the pick lands and a 2023 first-round pick that is currently in Oklahoma.

If we have learned anything from the past though, it is that picks don’t hold as much value as everyone thinks. Who is to say that these picks will turn out to be stars? Who is to say that these picks won’t produce another Nemanja Nedovic or two.

Although these picks may not turn into stars as we have highlighted here, Riley should relax whenever he is thinking of trading away more picks, just in case of course. The last thing you would want is to turn into the Brooklyn Nets.