NBA Draft 2017: 5 targets for the Miami Heat

Apr 12, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (center) greets Heat center Hassan Whiteside (left) and Heat guard Wayne Ellington (right) during a timeout in the second half against the Washington Wizards at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 110-102. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 11, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward OG Anunoby (3) loses the ball out of bounds against the Michigan Wolverines during the Big Ten Conference tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Michigan wins 72-69. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

4. OG Anunoby, Indiana SF

OG Anunoby had some bad luck come his way with an knee injury in his time at Indiana, but that actually may end up helping the Heat more than it could hurt them.

Back in January, Anunoby tore his ACL, and hasn’t seen the court since. While that could always make him a huge liability to any team that drafts him, it very much gives the Heat the chance to take a gamble and have it eventually pay off. The team desperately needs a solid small forward, and if they can get a two-way one like Anunoby is, they’ll just have to be patient with him while he reads his injury and rebuilds confidence in his knee.

Anunoby gives some massive size for his position, and would be able to use his 6-foot-8, 230-pound frame to take care of business on both ends of the floor. He has a 7-foot-2 wingspan, and could be used at multiple different positions to take on whatever is needed on the floor for the Heat.

While he’s not a high scorer, averaging just 11.1 points a game for the Hoosiers before his injury and shooting just 31 percent from beyond the arc, there’s still room to improve.

Anunoby would surely be a project for the Heat, and a risky one at that, but it may be just the move they need to make to get started on a rebuild. He has serious potential, and if he can work on some of his weaknesses and build his confidence, he could be a real steal at the No. 14 pick for the Heat.

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