Breaking Down the Pod: Miami Heat: Most Valuable, Jovic, Ware or 20th Pick?
🧩 Breaking Down the Pod: Episode 7
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As the Miami Heat gear up for the NBA Draft and brace for potential trade season shakeups, the Five on the Floor crew dives into an intriguing question: would Niko Jović or Kel’el Ware be selected higher than the 20th pick if they were prospects in this draft?
In this episode, Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander, and Digital Adel weigh each player’s upside, the league’s current scouting tendencies, and what that says about how Miami should value its own assets. With speculation swirling and front-office decisions looming, this conversation arrives at the perfect time.
Miami Heat Once Again in Trade Rumors
The Miami Heat are always thrown in trade rumors for numerous superstars, and this year it comes back once again with rumors swirling around Kevin Durant (who was just traded to the Rockets). Today’s discussion is whether or not Kel’el Ware or Nikola Jovic are worth more than the upcoming 20th overall pick in regard to assets.
So, who has more value?
Adel’s POV
Available at pick 20- Jase Richardson (Greg says), Nolan Traore, Danny Wolf (received a green room invite, unicorn like phenomenon), Thomas Sorber (strongest hands, 7’6 wingspan, dawg). Adel believes that if Jovic was next to Bam in the starting lineup it is cleaner on the offensive end, Jovic isn’t sturdy in post defense as he is more of an outside big. His improvements were seen in using his length and proper angles, yet he believes the inside defense is worse. Believes Danny Wolf is the perfect one for one switch with Jovic.
“My contention that no one can really answer is the teams biggest need last season was a primary ball handler and facilitator. Niko was on the team. He wasn’t that type of guy to solve that issue. He has the opportunity to showcase that part of his game especially when all the guards were injured and we didn’t see it. How can we say it’s the team holding him back or he’d pop somewhere else when he has all the opportunity in the world to display that all season”
- 20, if Sorber is there
- Ware
- Niko
Greg’s POV
Says Ware has more value to the Heat due to upside play. Claims Niko would be as impactful in a different system as the Heat haven’t added an engine to change the offensive scheme. Ware and Adebayo need more run together and is more valuable to a contending starting lineup for the Heat. Greg reiterates that they are talking about the importance to Miami, any player that is going to get paid a lot more money is less worthy in the trade market than a rookie salary, in regard to Niko (least value). Ethan adds that he also has less value to your team due to tax brackets and aprons. Greg thinks Niko has more value than pick #20.
- Ware
- 20, salary purposes
- Niko
“It’s a shame because I think Nico is a project that they thought if that pick hit it could really be transcendent to a lot of things that they were trying to do”
Ethan’s POV
Believes Jovic has the strong upside as well just not sure Miami will play in to it. Claims Jovic and Bam look better together than Ware and Bam so far. If Niko or Ware is not including in the deal for KD Ethan believes Jovic would start over Ware because KD has not played the 3 and has played more 5 than the 3 over the last bunch of years. Guys guard up when they get older. Believes the fit with Jovic would be easier and Ware coming off the bench would bring a perfect rotation. Wants Ware to work on his physicality.
“I think Niko is going to be a really good player, just not here.”
- Ware
- 20
- Niko
Notes
- Jovic is only 22.
- Jovic is almost up for an extension.
- Ware better than Whiteside to start and doesn’t have the same concerns, processes faster.
- Pick 20 gives Miami their choice for their future schemes.
So for me the value of each player depends on who Miami is getting in return and if the direction of the team itself. Say Miami trades for Giannis, any and everything is on the table, Ja Morant, then Ware has more value. But as for who currently has more value for the Miami Heat, I Will agree with Ethan and Greg. Miami will have a plethora of options available at 20 whether it is in the front court or the back court and for Ware, he has massive upside and has shown flashes of being a high impact player in this league, especially next to Bam Adebayo. To their points many aspects of Ware’s game need touched up, but you can’t teach athleticism and raw talent. I trust Miami’s coaching staff to develop Ware into one of the leagues next dominant bigs. As for Jovic the opportunities have been there but also hindered as Ethan and Greg pointed out minutes with Rozier, injury troubles, and other rotational/scheme issues. But Adel brings a fair point in regard to the fact Jovic has been given the opportunities and rather needs work in refining thinks such as his handles and overall consistency in his play.
- Ware
- 20
- Jovic
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Interesting debate by the Five on the Floor crew! Both Niko Jović and Kel’el Ware have shown flashes of high upside — their size, skill sets, and versatility make them intriguing pieces in today’s NBA.
Interesting debate by the Five on the Floor crew! Both Niko Jović and Kel’el Ware have shown flashes of high upside — their size, skill sets, and versatility make them intriguing pieces in today’s NBA. If they were entering this year’s draft, there’s a strong case they’d be taken higher than the 20th pick based on potential alone. It’ll be exciting to see how Miami approaches this draft and possible trade moves.