The 10 Greatest Draft Picks in Miami Heat Franchise History

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9. Rasual Butler, SF, 2002 Draft, Round 2, 53rd Overall

Rasual Butler of the Miami Heat

Rasual Butler is another round two selection that ended up being the ultimate value pick. 13 years after he was initially selected by the Heat, Butler continues to play a key role on an NBA squad having played for the Washington Wizards during the 2014-15 season.

Butler played three years in Miami, and his stats aren’t anything special—he averaged 6.9 PPG on 36 percent from three-point range.

However, he did play a key role on the 2004-05 squad which was one game away from the NBA Finals.

Butler would later be traded in a five-team trade in 2005 that led to the Heat acquiring James Posey, Jason Williams and Antoine Walker. All three players would play major roles in the franchise’s first championship in 2006.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.