Former Marshall star originally went to Los Angeles Lakers in 2nd round of NBA draft
Patrick Beverley's circuitous basketball route may have reached its ultimate destination.
The Miami Heat acquired the former Marshall High star for a future second-round pick and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Lakers, who had picked him in the second round of the NBA draft with the 42nd overall selection.
Beverley, a 6-foot-1-inch guard, has traveled from Chicago to a brief, controversy-filled stint at the University of Arkansas and eventually to the Ukraine before he heard his name called Thursday night.
Beverley averaged 16.7 points per game on 48 percent shooting with BC Dnipro, according to eurobasket.com. He earned 2009 Eurocamp MVP in Treviso, Italy, earlier this month
It was obviously enough to earn his a shot in the NBA.
Beverley recently told the Tribune before the draft, "It definitely has been a long journey."
He did not immediately return a message Thursday night.
Out of Marshall, Beverley originally committed to Toledo before changing his mind and choosing Arkansas. He was the SEC freshman of the year but left the program in 2008 after handing in a fraudulent paper.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten did not add a lot of intrigue to the draft.
Only Ohio State's B.J. Mullens was selected in the first round. He was taken with the 24th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks but his rights were traded to the Oklahoma City, who swapped their No. 25 pick of guard Rodrigue Beaubois with the Mavs.
The 7-foot-1-inch reserve center left the Buckeyes after one year despite averaging only 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Michigan State center Goran Suton was the second Big Ten player taken in the draft. The Utah Jazz made him the 50th overall pick.
As expected, the Big East produced some big picks.
They were: Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet (Memphis, No. 2 overall); Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn (Minnesota, No. 6), Louisville forward Terrence Williams (New Jersey, No. 11) and Louisville guardEarl Clark (Phoenix, No. 14). Dar Tucker, who left DePaul after his sophomore season, was not selected.
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