Nikola

Jovic

Nikola Jovic

Height : 6' 10" · Weight : 240 lbs · Age : 23

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Miami Heat	47	1	17.2	2.4-6.7	36.6	1.0-3.6	26.9	1.5-2.1
2024-25	Miami Heat	46	10	25.1	3.7-8.2	45.6	1.7-4.6	37.1	1.6-1.9
2023-24	Miami Heat	46	38	19.5	2.8-6.1	45.2	1.4-3.5	39.9	0.7-1.0
2022-23	Miami Heat	15	8	13.6	1.9-4.6	40.6	0.5-2.3	22.9	1.2-1.3

ContractMiami Heat payroll →

This season: 16.20 M$
Seasons left: 4 · through 2029-30
Total remaining: 62.4 M$

2026-27
16.20 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
14.90 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
15.10 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
16.20 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

7.3

Rebounds

3.3

Assists

2.2

TS%

48.0 %

Usage

21.4 %

PER

9.5

WS/48

.001

On/off +/−

-2.4

Minutes

17.2

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

-1.0

Points/game

7.7

Games

WAR 2025-26

-0.8

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↓ Declining (-35)

2023-241.4 WAR · 3.1 per 2,000 min
2024-251.9 WAR · 3.3 per 2,000 min
2025-26-0.8 WAR · -2.0 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-10 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

End of bench or prospect

SCO: Scoring; 63
SHT: Shooting; 65
FIN: Finishing; 67
PLY: Playmaking; 81
BAL: Ball security; 63
REB: Rebounding; 74
DEF: Defense; 76
DUR: Durability; 44
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

-0.8

PAL Rating

8 / 100

Value Rating

7 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 57 · salary $16.2M

PAL: dimensions

Impact7

Scoring10

Playmaking61

Shooting15

Rebounding48

Defense47

Where WAR comes from

VORP-0.3

BPM (per 100 possessions)-3.5

Offensive BPM-3.5

Defensive BPM-0.1

Win Shares0.0

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

15.7 pi

37th percentile

At the rim

63.3 %

7th percentile

Rim share

19.1 %

35th percentile

Midrange

0.0 %

0th percentile

Three-point

.269

6th percentile

3PA share

53.2 %

76th percentile

Corner threes

15.6 %

0th percentile

Free throws

.683

14th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	MIA	7.3	-0.8	8	50	48.0	.269	53.2
2024-25	MIA	10.7	1.9	59	79	59.5	.371	55.7
2023-24	MIA	7.7	1.4	73	76	58.3	.399	58.0

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 4	vs WAS	W 152-136	13	5	0	2	0	0	2-6	1-4
Mar 22	@ HOU	L 123-122	4	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-1
Feb 21	@ ATL	W 128-97	3	1	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0
Feb 12	@ NOP	W 123-111	18	8	1	0	1	0	3-4	1-2
Feb 10	vs UTA	L 115-111	17	0	4	0	0	0	0-4	0-4
Feb 8	@ WAS	W 132-101	6	4	1	2	1	0	2-3	0-1
Feb 7	@ BOS	L 98-96	6	0	0	1	0	1	0-5	0-4
Feb 4	vs ATL	L 127-115	8	5	2	0	0	0	1-3	1-3
Feb 1	vs CHI	L 125-118	15	2	2	1	1	1	1-6	0-2
Jan 30	@ CHI	W 116-113	17	8	4	1	0	0	4-9	0-3