Career Transactions

Selected in the first round (27th overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft by the HEAT…signed by the HEAT on July 2, 2022…signed a multi-year contract extension with the HEAT on Oct. 3, 2025.

Professional Career

Has appeared in 107 NBA regular season games (56 starts) during his three-year career and has averaged 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 21.1 minutes while shooting 45 percent from the floor, 37 percent from three-point range and 80.4 from the foul line…has missed 71 games due to injury/illness, 46 as a DNP-CD, 20 while on G League assignments and two games serving NBA suspensions…is a one-time Olympic bronze medalist…has scored in double figures on 43 occasions, including seven games with at least 20 points…his career high for consecutive games scoring in double figures is six, twice (last: Jan. 25-Feb. 5, 2025)…has grabbed double-figure rebounds once…his career high for most consecutive games with a three-point field goal made is 18 (Jan. 7-Feb. 12, 2025)…has 43 multi-trey games…has 16 multi-steal and five multi-block games…has appeared in 16 NBA postseason games (five starts) and has averaged 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 13.5 minutes while shooting 40 percent from the floor, 31.3 percent from three-point range and 92.3 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures five times in the playoffs, including one 20-point performance…has missed three postseason games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on 13 occasions…has appeared in seven G League regular season games (one start) and has averaged 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.00 blocks and 22.5 minutes while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, 34.5 percent from three-point range and 84.6 percent from the line…scored in double figures four times, including one 20-point performance…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double…has started all 12 Showcase Cup games in which he’s appeared and averaged 12.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 32.0 minutes while shooting 31.6 percent from the floor, 19.7 percent from three-point range and 76.5 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures in seven Showcase Cup games, including one 20-point effort and has grabbed double-figure rebounds once and recorded one double-double.

2024-25 SEASON:

Appeared in 46 games (10 starts) with the HEAT and averaged 10.7 points (.456 FG%, .828 FT%), 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 25.1 minutes…missed a total of 30 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on six occasions…sat out three games (Dec. 1-2, Dec. 16) with a sprained left ankle and missed the final 27 games of the season (Feb. 24-Apr. 13) with a broken right hand…topped the HEAT in scoring twice and also led the team in plus/minus eight times, steals seven times, blocks five times, assists three times, minutes twice and rebounds once…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench on 20 occasions and also led the HEAT reserves in minutes 19 times, assists 18 times, plus/minus 14 times, steals 13 times, rebounds 11 times and blocks on five occasions…set single-season career highs in points, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive rebounds, assists and steals…scored in double figures 27 times, including four games with at least 20 points…scored in double figures in a career-high six consecutive games from Jan. 25-Feb. 5…made at least one three-point field goal in a career-high 18 consecutive games from Jan. 7-Feb. 12…set a career high in minutes played (46:35) on Jan. 27 vs. Orlando…handed out a career- and team-high eight assists on Jan. 15 at the L.A. Lakers and also handed out eight assists on Jan. 21 vs. Portland…Season Highs: 23 points (at Philadelphia, Feb. 5), eight rebounds (twice), eight assists (twice), three steals (four times), two blocks (twice) and 46:35 minutes (vs. Orlando, Jan. 27).

2023-24 SEASON:

Split the season between the HEAT and the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League…appeared in 46 games (38 starts) for the HEAT and averaged 7.7 points (.452 FG%, .702 FT%), 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 19.5 minutes…missed a total of four games due to injury/illness, one game (Feb. 26) while serving an NBA suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation on Feb. 23, eight games while on G League assignments and 23 games as a DNP-CD…sat out two games (Nov. 6-8) with illness and two games (Mar. 17-18) with a strained right hamstring…ranked second on the team in plus/minus for the season (+149)…topped the HEAT in scoring twice, plus/minus 11 times, blocks seven times, steals six times, rebounds three times and assists twice…scored in double figures 14 times, including three 20-point performances…grabbed double-figure rebounds once…scored a career-high 24 points in Miami’s 123-97 win at Milwaukee on Feb. 13…set career highs in both defensive (11) and total (11) rebounds at Minnesota on Oct. 28…did not appear in any regular season or postseason games for the Skyforce but started all seven Showcase Cup games in which he appeared and averaged 16.4 points (.351 FG%, .808 FT%), 7.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 33.5 minutes…topped the team in scoring and rebounds once each...scored in double figures six times, including one 20-point performance (26 at Wisconsin on Nov. 19)…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double…NBA Season Highs: 24 points (at Milwaukee, Feb. 13), 11 rebounds (at Minnesota, Oct. 28), six assists (two times), three steals (vs. Portland, Mar. 29), two blocks (three times) and 39:31 minutes (at Atlanta, Apr. 9).

2022-23 SEASON:

Split the season between the Miami HEAT of the NBA and the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League…appeared in 15 games (eight starts) with the HEAT and averaged 5.5 points (.406 FG%, .947 FT%), 2.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 13.6 minutes…missed a total of 37 games due to injury, 17 games as a DNP-CD, 12 games while on G League assignments and one game due to an NBA suspension…sat out one game (Nov. 4) with a nasal contusion, nine games (Jan. 2, Mar. 25-Apr. 9) with back spasms and 27 games (Jan. 4-Mar. 4) with a lower back stress reaction…served a one-game NBA suspension on Oct. 24 for leaving the bench during an altercation on Oct. 22…topped the HEAT in steals twice and assists, blocks and plus/minus one time each…scored in double figures twice…made his NBA debut on Oct. 26 at Portland…made his first NBA start on Nov. 16 at Toronto and tallied 13 points and three rebounds in 23:49 of action while becoming the youngest player (19 years, 160 days) to start a game in franchise history for the HEAT surpassing the previous mark held by Tyler Herro (19 years, 276 days)…recorded season highs in points (18) and rebounds (6) and set career highs in free throws made (9) and attempted (10) in the next game on Nov. 18 at Washington…appeared in seven NBA G League regular season games (one start) with the Skyforce and averaged 12.4 points (.467 FG%, .846 FT%), 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.00 blocks and 22.5 minutes…scored in double figures four times, including one 20-point performance…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted his lone double-double with G League regular season highs in both points (26) and rebounds (10) at South Bay on Mar. 8…also appeared in five G League Showcase Cup games and averaged 7.4 points (.255 FG%, .571 FT%), 7.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.00 steals and 29.9 minutes…scored in double figures once and grabbed double-figure rebounds on three occasions...NBA Season Highs: 18 points (at Washington, Nov. 18), six rebounds (at Washington, Nov. 18), five assists (at Cleveland, Nov. 20), one steal (seven times), one block (twice) and 32:13 minutes (at Cleveland, Nov. 20).

PLAYOFFS:

2025: Came off the bench in all four games in Miami’s Opening Round series vs. Cleveland and averaged 9.5 points (.371 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 18.7 minutes…topped the HEAT in scoring, steals and blocks once each and in plus/minus twice…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench once and also topped the HEAT reserves in rebounds three times, assists, minutes and plus/minus twice and steals and blocks once each…scored in double figures twice, including one 20-point effort…the 9.5 points per game scoring average is his highest in any single postseason series…recorded postseason career highs in points (team-high 24), field goals made (8) and attempted (15), three-point field goals made (4) and attempted (9) and free throws made (4) and attempted (4) in Game 4 on Apr. 28…2024: Started all five games in Miami’s Opening Round series vs. Boston and averaged 9.4 points (.444 FG%, .857 FT%), 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.00 steals and 25.7 minutes…led the HEAT in steals and blocks and ranked second in defensive and total rebounds…topped the HEAT in blocks a team-high three times and in both rebounds and steals twice each…scored in double figures three times…scored 15 points in Game 3 vs. Boston on Apr. 27…scored 11 points and tallied postseason career highs in rebounds (9), assists (6) and steals (3) in Miami’s Game 2 win at Boston on Apr. 24…made his first career postseason start in Game 1 at Boston on Apr. 21 and had 10 points, six rebounds and a block in 25:42 minutes…2023: Came off the bench in all seven games in which he appeared for the Eastern Conference Champion HEAT and totaled two points and five rebounds in 12:34 minutes of action…missed three games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on 13 occasions…missed the entire Opening Round series vs. Milwaukee sitting out the first three games (Apr. 16-22) with back spasms and was a DNP-CD the final two contests…saw action in one game against the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, going scoreless in 54 seconds during his NBA postseason debut on May 6 in Game 3…appeared in four games in the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston and totaled two points and four rebounds in 10:38 of play…saw action in two games in the NBA Finals vs. Denver and grabbed one rebound in 2:02 of play.

National Team: 2025: Started all six games for Serbia at FIBA Eurobasket in their run to the Round of 16, averaging 12.8 points (.600 FG%, .923 FT%), 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 26.1 minutes…scored in double figures on five occasions, including his tournament-best 20 points against Finland in the knockout rounds on Sep. 6…ranked second on the team in points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made, rebounds and minutes…2024: Came off the bench in all five games in which he appeared for Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and averaged 4.2 points (.438 FG%, .667 FT%), 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 10.9 minutes while helping the Serbs capture a bronze medal…scored in double figures once…tallied 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in 18:22 minutes in Serbia’s win over Puerto Rico on July 31…2023: Started all eight games for Serbia and helped lead them to the silver medal at the 2023 World Cup…averaged 10.1 points (.566 FG%, .423 3-PT FG%, .769 FT%), 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 23.9 minutes…ranked third on the team in scoring average, field goals made, three-point field goals made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, total minutes and minutes per game…topped the Serbs in scoring twice, minutes twice and rebounds, blocks and plus/minus once each…scored a game-high 25 points (9-9 FGs, 5-5 3-PT FGs) in Serbia’s win over South Sudan on Aug. 30…finished with nine points and a game-high eight rebounds in the gold medal game vs. Germany on Sept. 10…2022: Played in two FIBA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers as a member of the Serbian Men’s National team, averaging 6.5 points (.625 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 15.5 minutes…scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and distributed three assists in 29 minutes against Slovakia on Feb. 28…Professional: 2021-22: Appeared in 25 ABA League games (19 starts) for Mega Mozzart and averaged 11.7 points (.428 FG%, .754 FT%), 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 28.2 minutes…shot 35.6 percent from behind the arc…led the team in points, field goals attempted, three-point field goals attempted, free throws made and defensive rebounds…finished second on the team in field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws attempted, total rebounds, assists and minutes…led the team in scoring on three occasions and in rebounds and assists four times apiece…scored in double-figures on 16 occasions, including a season-long stretch of seven consecutive games from Nov. 21-Jan. 29…had three games with at least 20 points, including a season-high 25 points on Dec. 12 vs. KK Split…hauled in at least five rebounds 12 times and tallied at least five assists on six occasions…started both games in the Serbian RK Cup, averaging 8.5 points (.280 FG%, .333 FT%), 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.50 steals and 1.00 blocks in 27.7 minutes…led the team in field goals attempted, three-point field goals attempted, steals and minutes…ranked second in offensive rebounds, total rebounds and assists and third in points and field goals made…2020-21: Made his debut on the professional scene with KK Mega Basket…appeared in four ABA League games (three starts) and averaged 11.8 points (.552 FG%, .750 FT%), 5.5 rebounds, 1.00 assists and 24.7 minutes…scored in double figures in all four games…in his first ever professional game on the senior team, finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 21:46 minutes of action…saw action as a reserve in all three Serbian RK Cup games and averaged 1.7 points (.200 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 2.3 rebounds and 9.1 minutes.

Full name is Nikola Jovic´…is the son of Ilija and Svetlana Jovic´…has two sisters (Jelena and Irina)…was born in Leicester, England before he moved to Serbia…would like to learn how to play golf and fish when his basketball career is over…grew up playing water polo and basketball…played for the VK Partizan water polo club and began with the KK Sava youth basketball system before moving onto the Mega Basket youth basketball system…was voted the 2021-22 ABA League Top Prospect by coaches, media and fans…took home MVP honors of the Belgrade qualifier for the 2020-21 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament…named to the All-Tournament Team while representing Serbia at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup…in his free time he enjoys being with friends and playing video games…his favorite sport other than basketball is soccer and is starting to watch American football…threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Marlins-Cubs game at loanDepot Park on Sept. 20, 2022…wears size 14 sneakers.