Ranking the Wings for the Miami Heat's Future

The man who was snubbed for the sixth man of the year award had an amazing bounce back from his sophomore slump. Jaime Jaquez Jr. anchored Miami's bench and he averaged 15.4/5.0/4.7. Jaime's signature ability this season was his ability to get to the lane and finish, that lane was coined the "Jaime Highway" by John Crotty and Eric Reid. Jaime's next step is to develop a reliable three point shot as he only shot 30% from beyond the arc, but his ability to drive and force the defense to collapse opened up plenty of drive and kicks and was key to Miami's ball movement. Jaquez plays a huge role in Miami's future as a trade asset, or as a building block.

2. Pelle Larsson

Pelle Larsson is another winning player. He is the type of role player that you see on every single championship team. He makes the hustle plays, he plays in his role, and he brings the energy. Larsson is extension eligible and will likely be rewarded with a good contract in similar territory of the Alex Caruso's and Christian Braun's of the world. Larsson is what you call a "Heat player" and he averaged 11.4/3.5/3.4 in just 26 minutes.

3. Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins is on here because of two reasons. One, should the Heat trade for Giannis or another star, Wiggins is the type of player you need on a championship team. A three and D wing capable of defending on the perimeter, interior, and being a reliable scorer. We see it right now with Mikal Bridges, Devin Vassel, OG Anunoby, Julian Champagnie, Lu Dort, and many others. If Wiggins opts in, Miami will have a good expiring contract that they can move at next year's deadline, or a key player on a championship team.

Miami's wing room has pieces, but you can never have too many wings. The Miami Heat also have Nikola Jovic who they have put trust in with the extension who they need to bounce back or potentially include in a trade. The room has two guys in Jaquez and Larsson that are guaranteed to help them no matter what, whether as part of the future, or in facilitating a deal.

One thing is for certain is the Heat have to get bigger, they have to get more athletic, and they have to get more physical, they have a good foundation, but now they need to strengthen it.