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Heat to work out JD Notae. Does that foreshadow a trade down?

Last night, the Mavs Draft Twitter account reported that Arkansas guard JD Notae will work out with the Miami Heat.

Notae is a 23-year-old point guard who transferred from Jacksonville to Arkansas after his sophomore season, forcing him to redshirt the 2019-20 college basketball season. He’s also not expected to be drafted in the first round and may even go undrafted.

Is this the Heat covering all their bases, or are they thinking of trading down, giving up their first-round pick for, say, two second-round picks?

For what it’s worth, Pat Riley said during the end-of-year presser, “As far as our draft choices, they’re valuable to us.