4 years and 62.4 million US dollars! Buzzer-beating signing, the Heat retain potential new stars!

The NBA has entered the preseason time, and each team has prepared its main lineup for the new season. The task now is to examine each marginal player to see who is worth staying and who can get the final veteran contract or two-way contract.

The Miami Heat made an important signing at this time, and they gave a four-year, $62.4 million contract to retain forward Jovic.

Nikola Jovic is a Serbian, 208 cm tall and 213 cm wingspan. He is a 3D forward and has a good level. At the 2022 NBA Draft, the Heat selected Jovic with the 27th pick in the first round and worked hard to train him.

Jovic's biggest problem is that his body is relatively fragile. He only played 15 games due to injury in the rookie year, and each played 46 games in the following two seasons. In this year's Men's Basketball European Championship, Jovic has become the key training target of Serbian men's basketball team, but his level is obviously not as good as Jokic.

Jovic is still in his rookie contract, and he has the last one year left, so it is indeed time to renew his contract in advance. The Heat's 4-year, $62.4 million contract is fully guaranteed and does not include any options. It can be seen that the Heat used a more reasonable contract to leave Jovic behind, hoping that the latter could stay healthy and fulfill his talent.

Jovic also has to prove himself next season. He has to average about 15 points per game to convince the Heat to continue to train him, rather than finding an opportunity to trade him out next season. Last season, Jovic averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.8 steals per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was 37.1%. If his draft template Gallinari is used as the standard, then Jovic still has obvious room for improvement.