The Miami Heat on Friday held an introductory press conference with No. 15 overall pick Kel'el Ware, who was an All-Big Ten second team center at Indiana under coach Mike Woodson.
After being selected No. 15 overall on Wednesday, Kel'el Ware held his introductory press conference on Friday as the newest member of the Miami Heat organization.
Team president Pat Riley was there to introduce Ware and share some insight into why Miami was so attracted to the 7-foot center from Indiana. "A journey of 1,000 miles starts with your first step, and we want to welcome Kel'el to this first step with the Miami Heat and his journey in the NBA," Riley said. "We feel very fortunate that we were able to get the specific player that we wanted, that we think can complement our team, complement Bam . Adam Simon, all of the people involved in our , Eric Amsler, Keith Askins, Chet Kammerer.
"This name kept popping up all the time in front of me, and the videos kept coming. The workout was exceptional, the day that he was here, and we never, ever deviated from where he was on the board. So whoever was there, or whatever it was, we were committed. So I just want to introduce you to who I hope is going to be a player one day that will have the career of a lifetime right here in Miami.
Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson was also in attendance at Friday's press conference. Woodson helped Ware improve from averaging 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a freshman at Oregon to providing 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for the Hoosiers."It doesn't put a lot of pressure on me. I would say it encourages me, you know, just to get more in the gym and get better because of the player he is.
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