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Jovic left Heat impressed after productive season: ‘I often have to remind myself that Niko is 20’



He’s 20. So I always do need to remind myself of that,” Spoelstra said. “I hold him to an incredibly high standard because our standards are not going to change. Our expectations are always going to be championship-level expectations. Yes, I’m expecting him to rise to that. Is he there now? No. Am I going to stop driving him and pushing him? No. But I’ve been very encouraged by the progress that he’s made, in particular in the last 12 months.”

By the end of Jovic’s second NBA season, the 20-year-old started more regular-season games for the Heat than any other player his age or younger in franchise history. Jovic, who started his final 26 appearances of the regular season, started 38 games for the Heat this regular season before starting in each of the Heat’s five playoff games this season.

by rice-guardian

5 Comments

  1. Spirited-Living9083

    Sadly enough if your a hero fan he’s gonna be what we hoped Tyler could be but he passes better he’s taller probably just as good on defense already and he’s a more reliable spot up shooter

  2. OceanicLemur

    His bag can be superstar-level. He’s already nailing the side-step fadeaway threes, I’m so excited imagining how good he’ll be in like 6 years when he enters his prime

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