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Nikola Jovic
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Boston L84 - 118Nikola Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јовић, pronounced [nǐkola jǒːʋitɕ]; born 9 June 2003) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected 27th overall by the Heat in the 2022 NBA draft.
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Nikola Jović is a 20-year-old power forward for the Miami Heat, drafted in 2022 from Serbia. See his career stats, game logs, shooting splits, play-by-play, and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
- June 9, 2003
Jun 9, 2003 · Jovic ended with eight points (3-7 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and four assists over 28 minutes during Wednesday's 118-84 loss to the Celtics in Game 5 of the first round of the Eastern...
- June 9, 2003
- Jović was born in Leicester, England. His father, Ilija Jovic, was playing basketball there. When Nikola was nine years old, the family moved to Belgrade where Nikola first trained in water polo.
- He spent last year playing in the Adriatic League. Jovic averaged 11.7 points – second on the team – 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 27.8 minutes per game for Mega Bemax on 9.4 shots, topping 20 points three times.
- He was named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. Scoring 18.1 points per game, Jovic was joined on the honorary team by 2022 lottery picks Jaden Ivey and Chet Holmgren, projected 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama and Purdue’s Zach Edey.
- He can shoot. While he only shot 35.6 percent on threes last season, it was on solid volume at nearly five attempts. If we’re to play amateur Shot Dr. for a moment, he does a great job consistently getting his feet underneath him off of movement and he has a quick, fluid motion.
Nikola Jovic is a 6-11 forward from Serbia who plays for Mega Mozzart in the Adriatic League. He is a skilled shot maker with size and potential, but needs to improve his consistency and defense.
Jun 8, 2024 · Serbian big man Nikola Jovic became a pivotal part of the Heat’s rotation in his second NBA season shooting almost 40 percent from deep and starting 38 games. Jovic sat down with HoopsHype, on...
