Miami Heat Get Help For Adebayo, Go For Indiana Center Kel’el Ware At No. 15 In Nba Draft

MIAMI — The Miami Heat’s first personnel move of the offseason was the selection of Indiana center Kel’el Ware with the No. 15 selection at Wednesday night’s NBA draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Having struggled to find complementary height alongside Bam Adebayo in the power rotation, the Heat went for a shot-blocking presence and rim-running dunk threat who has shown signs of an upgraded outside touch, as well. To Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft, it was a matter of the right player and the right fit for coach Erik Spoelstra. “Kel’el is a 3-and-D center,” Simon said shortly after the conclusion of the first round, “and it’s not easy to find 7-footers that can play out on the perimeter offensively and also be able to defend with his shot blocking and defend the post.