Ryan Conwell, the Pike High product out of Indianapolis, heard his name called with the No. 37 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, then quickly found out he was headed to the Miami Heat after a draft-night trade. The 6-foot-4 left-handed guard wrapped his college career at Louisville after earlier stops at Xavier, Indiana State and South Florida. A high-volume catch-and-shoot scorer, Conwell averaged 18.8 points per game as a senior and projects to the pros as a floor-spacing wing.
As first reported by IndyStar, Conwell was drafted 37th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who then flipped his rights to the Miami Heat in exchange for the No. 41 pick and cash considerations. His official draft listing and scouting profile are available on his NBA.com prospect page.
College Résumé And Shooting
Conwell’s route to the NBA ran through four college programs: South Florida, Indiana State, Xavier and Louisville. According to Louisville athletics, he averaged 18.8 points per game as a senior and earned All-ACC Second Team honors. His Xavier bio notes a 41.3 percent three-point shooting season in 2024-25, a breakout year that helped push him firmly into second-round territory.
Scouting Snapshot
Scouts see Conwell’s left-handed stroke and 215-pound frame as tailor-made for a spacing role on the wing. NBA.com’s draft analysis describes him as “a plug-and-play floor spacer” whose shot selection and size should carry over to an NBA role, while also noting he will likely need game reps to sharpen his on-ball defense against quicker guards.
Local Roots And Honors
Conwell’s rise started at Pike High in Marion County, where he became an Indiana All-Star and earned Marion County player-of-the-year honors during his prep career. Local attention has stuck with him ever since. IndyStar notes how his scoring growth at multiple college stops helped set the stage for a second-round selection.
Miami is expected to get a long look at Conwell in Summer League and training camp, and his mix of volume shooting and physicality gives him a plausible path to either a two-way deal or a bench rotation spot if he can keep knocking down shots at the next level. Draft tracker Tankathon followed Conwell as a second-round name and highlighted him as a pro-ready floor spacer. The Heat tend to reward players who prove it in live action, so Conwell’s case will be made the straightforward way, on the court.
