Heat Acquire Luke Jackson

The Miami Heat have recently acquired Luke Jackson from the Idaho Stampede of the DLeague.

In need of shooting, the Heat decided to give Jackson a shot himself and called up the 3 year NBA veteran who was drafted 10th overall in the 2004 NBA draft out of Oregon, where he played alongside Seattle's Luke Ridnour.

What really turned the Heat's heads was Jackson's 30 point performance in his first game in the DLeague this season - shooting 5-6 from beyond three point range.

Jackson now offers a strong outside shooter which the Heat lacked since Kapono left this offseason. Daequan Cook has been providing a very nice scoring presence off the bench for the Heat as a rookie, but Miami feels it needs more shooters to complement Shaq's game and help spread the defense. It would be a step in the right direction for the 4-15 Heat who seem to be unable to break through and get consistent wins. How quickly, and how often, Jackson can get out on the floor for Miami will remain to be seen.

Jackson has athletic ability and a very good stroke from outside. He could provide the shooting presence the Heat are missing and given the Heat's history of finding assets where previously regarded to be none, Jackson could be the next Jason Kapono - incidentally, the two squared off against one another in college.