MIAMI, FL – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have selected Nikola Jović (nee-CO-lah YO-vitch) in the first round (27th overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft.
“It is the perfect fit for me, ” Jović said. “Especially since they are a team who are contenders to win the title.”
Jović, who was named the 2022 All-Adriatic League Top Prospect of the Year, appeared in 25 games with Mega Basket last season and averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 27.2 minutes while shooting 42.8 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from three-point range and 75.4 percent from the foul line.
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Jović finished second on the team in scoring average, field goals made and three-point field goals made and third in rebounds per game. Jović scored in double-figures 16 times, including three 20-point games, while attempting 236 field goals, 118 from two-point range and 118 from three-point range. The 19-year-old was named to the All-Tournament Team while representing Serbia in the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup and was named MVP of the Belgrade qualifier in the 2020-21 Euroleague Tournament.
Jović will wear number 5.
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