Last month former Duke guard Jared McCain made 19 of 25 3-pointers during a drill at the NBA pre-draft combine
Teams are shooting from the 3-point line at an all-time high. In order to compete, they have to produce from the arc.
The Heat know this so it's no surprise they may have interest in former Duke guard Jared McCain. He put on quite the show last month at pre-draft combine in Chicago. McCain hit 19 of 25 3-pointers during a catch-and-shoot drill.Here's the skinny on McCain, who a few mock drafts have the Heat selecting at No. 15:
McCain's prominent freshman season at Duke is resulting in a late-lottery landing spot. The Heat hold the No. 15 pick in the draft, where he is once again projected to join Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo in Miami, according to Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman.
Wasserman compared McCain to Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley, who plays at a faster tempo with similar offensive traits. Both guards shoot at high efficiency from three-point range, with Quickley shooting 39.5 percent last season and McCain shooting 41.4 percent. The Heat's last selection out of Duke was Justise Winslow, who didn't pan out after being drafted at No. 12 in 2015. He left the team after five mediocre years. This could partially steer the front office in a different direction, like the experienced Dalton Knecht out of Tennessee.Inside The Heat correspondent Anthony Pasciolla also contributed to this report.Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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