"Jovic, 22, averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last year, shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, 37.1 percent from 3-point range and 82.8 percent from the free-throw line. He was playing the best basketball of his career before suffering a hand fracture, sidelining him until the postseason. The 6-foot-10 wing had a very productive summer overseas with Serbia in EuroBasket. He averaged 12.8 points on 60.0/52.4/92.3 shooting splits in six games alongside three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic,"
"The Heat currently have five players who are extension eligible. Since Jovic's current contract is a rookie scale deal, he will have until the night before the start of the season to sign his extension - even though he's in the final year. It's different for, say, Norman Powell, since he can sign his at any point before the next league year as an expiring."
Training camp opens for the Miami Heat with opening night just over three weeks away and uncertainty lingering due to Tyler Herro's immediate absence. Nikola Jovic, 22, has not played more than 41 games in any of his first three NBA seasons and enters the final year of his rookie contract. Jovic said he is not worried about a possible extension. He has until Oct. 20 to sign an extension because his deal is a rookie scale contract, while the Heat have five extension-eligible players. Jovic averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists last year before a hand fracture sidelined him until the postseason. He posted strong EuroBasket numbers for Serbia, averaging 12.8 points on efficient shooting splits and producing multiple high-scoring outings.
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