The pick is in!
The Miami Heat have traded up with the Oklahoma City Thunder and have selected Louisville guard Ryan Conwell with the No. 37 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The Heat traded the No. 41 pick and cash for No. 38 overall, according to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.
Carrying plenty of the creation burden amid Mikel Brown’s health, Conwell had a very strong senior season at Louisville. He averaged 18.8 points and 4.8 rebounds on 40.8 percent shooting and 34.5 percent shooting from 3-point range.
Conwell played at four programs (South Florida, Indiana State, Xavier, Louisville) in four seasons. He was an All-Conference player in the Missouri Valley, Big East and ACC over his final three seasons, respectively.
What is Ryan Conwell’s skillset?:
Conwell’s calling card is simple: The Heat need shooting, and in the right role, Conwell is a shooter.
For the reasons listed above, his 34.5 3-point percentage is a little deceiving when it comes to projecting his role at the next level. Conwell’s primarily going to operate off-ball, and he’s a phenomenal off-ball shooter.
That will be his role at the next level. He’ll likely carry some burden as a secondary/tertiary ballhandler who can attack closeouts. He didn’t record a dunk last year, but he’s still a sneaky good athlete (39.5-inch max vert) with good-not-great touch around the rim.
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I’m so hyped for this pick, and because of Giannis, we are going to have our choice of UDFA, when you combine that with the Heat’s history of UDFAs. We will find contributors for sure.
Totally agree! And as mentioned, if they want to clear space by sending out Jovic and a pick, i’m glad it was not this pick.
#37 actually. Glad we are keeping him.
Our D.Mitchell. lol Okay it’s because of the college and stature, but still.
Check the tape in case one of my other guys ends up UDFA.
https://hothothoops.com/2026/06/23/3-shooters-miami-heat-should-target-after-acquiring-giannis-antetokounmpo/