""I believe in myself. I don't think it's something that's going to last a lot longer. I still think I'm playing good basketball for the others. I'm just playing bad basketball for myself. But, yeah, that's it. I'm working every day to be better, and I know I will be." Nikola Jovic Even though Jovic finds himself in dangerous territory for the Heat, having fallen practically completely out of Erik Spoelstra's rotation, there's a sliver of good news that he still has confidence in himself."
"Before the start of the season, many believed that Jovic was an easy breakout candidate for the Heat. There's an argument to be made that even the front office agreed, especially after they gifted him a hefty contract extension just before the start of the season. The momentum that Jovic created for himself during the summer is clearly gone. Jovic has played a combined 11 minutes over the last three games."
"The moment that a professional player loses confidence is the moment when all is lost. For Jovic, he's clearly not there yet. And he still believes that, eventually, it's going to get better for himself. How or when that will happen is a real question. However, at least for now, Heat fans should be encouraged despite the slow start for Jovic."
Nikola Jovic has acknowledged a poor start to the season and says he believes in himself and is working every day to improve. He reports playing good basketball for others but bad basketball for himself and expects that to change. Jovic has essentially fallen out of Erik Spoelstra's rotation, logging only 11 minutes across the last three games and one minute in a recent blowout. Summer momentum has evaporated despite a sizable contract extension. Jovic remains confident his performance will improve, though the timing and manner of that turnaround remain uncertain.
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