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Nikola Jovic, a forward, has finalized a four-year rookie contract extension worth $62.4 million with the Miami Heat, as confirmed by his agents Jeff Schwartz, Sean Kennedy, and Jared Mucha from Excel Sports Management to ESPN.
The Serbian player secured a fully guaranteed agreement with the Heat, who drafted him as the 27th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft.
In the previous season, he achieved a personal best by averaging 10.7 points per game, although he participated in only 46 games due to a broken bone in his right hand sustained in February. He made a comeback in time for the playoffs and also took part in Eurobasket with the Serbian national team.
At just 22 years old, Jovic is expected to become a vital asset for the Miami Heat as well as his national team moving forward.
“He’s maturing and becoming more professional,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra remarked earlier this week during media day when discussing Jovic’s development and the influence of his experiences with the Serbian team over the past summers. “When you’re surrounded by older players, growth is a natural byproduct. I’ve witnessed his progress over three years, largely due to the standards upheld within that program.”
