Q: I really think the Heat are looking to move on from Jimmy Butler, extending almost everyone except Butler. I don’t know if a trade is going to happen before the season, but extending Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr. was a good move. Glad to see them sticking around. – JRock. A: First, with rosters effectively set around the league, this is not setting up as a preseason for the type of ...
Q: Secure the future, sign them next year to extensions. – D.S.T. A: This was in response to Thursday’s confirmation of the Heat picking up the 2025-26 rookie-scale options on Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr.. The Heat actually will have another year to wait on Jaime, with the ability to also pick up his 2026-27 rookie-scale option. But it will be interesting to see the next move with Nikola, ...
The Miami Heat are no strangers to changing their rotation on a weekly basis, largely due to injuries. While forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. is expected to contribute mostly to the second unit, the 23-year-old could land in the starting five under certain circumstances. This means Jaquez could eliminate himself from Sixth Man of the Year conversations, depending on the health of veteran star Jimmy Butler. ESPN analysts must expect a strong campaign out of Butler, predicting Jaquez with the fourth highest odds to win Sixth Man of the Year.
No | Player | P |
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13 | C | |
31 | C | |
18 | SG | |
22 | SF | |
8 | SG | |
14 | SG | |
24 | SF | |
11 | SF | |
20 | SF | |
5 | PF | |
9 | SG | |
42 | PF | |
0 | SG | |
55 | SF | |
2 | PG | |
12 | SG | |
7 | C |