The Miami Heat used the No. 37 pick in the 2026 NBA draft to select Ryan Conwell via the Oklahoma City Thunder, giving their draft class a 22-year-old shooting guard whose calling card is volume shooting. Conwell, who is 6'2" and 215 pounds, arrives as a player built around a skill that travels: he has made 99 threes or more in three straight seasons.
That is why his name is being searched now. Conwell was the kind of scorer who could fill a box score, averaging 18.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists at Louisville while adding 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocks per game. He also shot 83.2 percent from the free-throw line, numbers that help explain why a team would spend a second-round pick on him even with more polished guards on the board.
The scouting profile makes the case in plain terms. Conwell was described as a potent shotmaker, and his shooting stroke alone gives him an NBA path. He shot 34.5 percent from three-point range and 40.8 percent from the field, but he also hit 56.4 percent of his drives, a sign that he can score in more than one way when he gets into the lane. That matters because his college production did not come from one narrow spot on the floor; it came from repeated offense, game after game.
But the same report also limits the upside. Conwell's lack of playmaking, limited burst and defensive shortcomings all reduce the value of the package, especially for a guard his size. He was listed at 6'2" with a 6'7" wingspan, and his defensive impact is framed more by positioning and effort than by elite physical tools. Even his scoring profile carries an odd wrinkle: he did not have one dunk attempt all season, which underscores how much of his game is built on touch, timing and perimeter creation rather than above-the-rim force.
The Miami Heat got a shooter with real track record and real questions, and that is the kind of bet teams make in the back half of the second round. What remains unclear is the exact draft arrangement that sent the pick through the Oklahoma City Thunder and whether Conwell is set to stay with Miami or becomes part of another move before the dust settles.
