UCLA’s Leaf – a high-scoring stretch four – an intriguing draft option for Heat

T.J. Leaf considers himself a pretty good student of the game who knows the rosters of every NBA team.

“I know it from just being a gym rat and loving and watching basketball,” he said at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago last month. “I know it from playing 2K.”

So, even though he grew up on the West Coast and played at UCLA, the 6-10, 222-pound forward knew all about Miami’s second half turnaround last season – more than you would expect anyway.

“Coach [Erik] Spoelstra did a heckuva job with that roster,” Leaf said. “Dion Waiters really came along. Obviously, [Hassan] Whiteside is who he is and [Goran] Dragic. They have a lot of weapons. I think if they would have made the playoffs they could…