More pressing Miami Heat priorities than shooter in draft?

Q: Forget defense, we need to draft and acquire scorers. Other than Tyler Herro, when was the last time we drafted a pure shooter? – Bob, Davie.

A: First, Tyler Herro was acquired more as a scorer than a shooter. And there is a significant difference there. Finding players who can score at all three levels assuredly is worthy of a first-round pick. But if you are talking about shooters, namely specialists who provide spacing to allow the balance of the offense to work, there are numerous paths to such complements, from unearthing post-draft (Duncan Robinson), as a low-cost free agent (Wayne Ellington) or as a developmental project (Cole Swider). And even then, the so-called “pure shooter” has to be talented enough in other facets to be able to stay on the floor (which has led to a playing-time demise with the Heat of the likes of Jason Kapono, James Jones and, even at times, Robinson).