Originally Posted by
miramar
Some teams don’t know if he has the mobility to switch and defend away from the basket, although he has lost a lot of weight so I wouldn’t bet against him.
Fran Frascilla was quoted in the Miami Herald a couple of days ago about the players the Heat could be considering with the 20th pick, and he said that Vernon was being overlooked and that he had a lot of long term potential. He thought that Vernon needed to bring more energy and absorb more contact on offense, but said that’s coachable. He also thought that Vernon could have used another year in college, which I’m sorry we won’t see.
At any rate, the Heat took a guy from Memphis named Precious (hmmm, that name sounds familiar) who’s known for his athleticism so I guess they wanted a Bam Abedayo part II.