Miami Heat: 3 biggest miscues over the past five years
3. Trading Bol Bol
While this one is really just an episode of living in a hypothetical reality, it is definitely worth mentioning. If you follow us a lot here at AUCH, you should be able to remember that some of us(this guy specifically) were totally against giving Bol Bol the look with the 14th pick that eventually turned into Tyler Herro. The thing here though is that he eventually fell to the Heat in the second round.
Before the jubilation and dastardly devious grins signaling how the Miami Heat Faithful believed that they had just stolen a top talent in the second round could settle in, the team had shipped him off to Denver. While his frail frame and lack of upper and lower body strength were areas of concern, with his skills set, size, and at a second-round price, he would have been well worth the risk.
We don’t know what Bol will end up being on the NBA level, but his tools are astonishing for a human being of his size. With a team like the Miami Heat that needs scoring, shooting, and all the star power that they can muster, Bol would have been a welcomed addition. While we still got a very good one in the second round with KZ Okpala, to land a guy in the second round who had top 10 potential at multiple points would have been a grand slam.
Again and while we don’t know what he’ll be yet, the potential is still there and the Heat shipped him off. That is why this is the third biggest mistake of the last five years.
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We all make mistakes and that even obviously includes one of the greatest basketball minds of all time in Pat Riley. We forgive Riles though, because not only has he brought championships to the city and franchise but more recently, he landed Jimmy Butler with nothing to work with in case you all hadn’t heard. That, my friends, will get you a pass every time. #Heat Culture