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Nikola Jovic

Miami Heat
Number #5
Position F
Age 23
Height 6-10
Weight 205LBS
Draft 2022 R1 Pick 27
Nationality Serbia
Born Jun 9, 2003
College / Team Mega Basket

Key Insights

2025-26
Something goes wrong when he and Kel'el Ware share the floor
Kel'el Ware

Miami Heat are 16.4 points per 100 possessions worse with him and Kel'el Ware on the floor together than when that pair sits.

-13.6 net rating together vs +2.8 apart, over 207 shared minutes. 92nd percentile of 1864 qualifying duos, 2025 (both players rotation regulars).
Pelle Larsson beside him changes where he shoots from
Pelle Larsson

He takes fewer of his shots from three when Pelle Larsson is beside him: 45% of his attempts, against 57% otherwise.

11.9 points of shot mix over 106 attempts together and 208 apart. 86th percentile of 4366 qualifying teammate pairs league-wide, 2025.
His efficiency falls away when Andrew Wiggins is on the floor
Andrew Wiggins

He shoots 40.1% true shooting beside Andrew Wiggins, against 55.3% without him.

156 attempts together, 158 apart. 100th percentile of 4366 true-shooting shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
This is the group that wins him minutes

With Bam Adebayo, Dru Smith, Simone Fontecchio and Jaime Jaquez Jr. alongside him, that five outscores opponents by 29.5 points per 100 possessions.

128.9 offensive rating, 99.4 defensive, over 77 minutes, plays fast. 94th percentile of 237 qualifying five-man units, 2025.
He takes a back seat when Bam Adebayo is on the floor
Bam Adebayo

His usage falls from 22.5% to 17.5% of the offence with Bam Adebayo on the floor.

592 possessions together, 1209 apart. 89th percentile of 4366 usage shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
Put him out with Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the team takes off

With Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat are 19.6 points per 100 possessions better than when that trio is off the floor.

+20.6 net together vs +1.0 apart, 156 shared minutes. 93rd percentile of 2805 qualifying trios, 2025 (all three rotation regulars).

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Jun 9, 2003
Birth Country Serbia
Draft 2022 (R1 / P27)
College Mega Basket