"The Miami Heat have continued with their plan to build a youth movement, and it was announced last night that forward Nikola Jovic was going to receive a four-year, $62.4 million contract extension that is fully guaranteed. The biggest knock on Jovic during his time with the Heat has been his health. He has missed over half the games he's been eligible for since being drafted in 2022."
"Despite that, that same trio gave up the 2nd most points per 36 minutes of anyone on the Heat. At the core of the issue was the utter lack of rim protection that the pairing provided. Of the 460 trios in the NBA that played at least 400 total minutes together, Jovic, Adebayo, and Herro finished dead last in blocks per 36 minutes."
Nikola Jovic signed a four-year, $62.4 million fully guaranteed extension with the Miami Heat. Jovic has missed over half the games he has been eligible for since being drafted in 2022 due to health concerns. Jovic and Bam Adebayo played 688 minutes together in 2024-25 and finished with a plus/minus of -24, one of Jovic's worse pairings among teammates he played at least 200 minutes with. The trio of Jovic, Adebayo, and Tyler Herro logged 446 minutes together and finished barely positive, outperforming the Adebayo-Herro-Ware trio. Defensive metrics show strong three-point defense but major deficiencies in rim protection, with the trio ranking last in blocks per 36 among 460 NBA trios and the team near the bottom in team rim protection.
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