Nikola Jovic
Forward · Miami Heat · #5
Nikola Jovic: season analysis
Nikola Jovic is a 23-year-old forward for the Miami Heat, wearing number 5. Listed at 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds, Jovic has 5 years of NBA experience.
In 2026-27, Jovic is averaging 2.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.1 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 7 games. The shooting line reads 30.0% from the field, 10.0% from three-point range and 66.7% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (7.3 points in 17.2 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.9 points per game and playing time down by 5.1 minutes.
Before this season, Jovic played 4 NBA seasons and 154 games, averaging 8.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 10.7 points per game.
Background
Jovic has been with the Miami Heat since 2022. Nationality: Serbia.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Nikola Jovic on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Miami Heat |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Age | 23 |
| Born | June 9, 2003 |
| Height | 6' 10" (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 240 lbs (109 kg) |
| College | — |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | $16,200,000 (2026-27) |
Heat teammates
Bam AdebayoC · #13
Giannis AntetokounmpoF · #7
Ryan ConwellG · #4
Tre DonaldsonG · #24
Simone FontecchioF · #0
Myron GardnerF · #15
Vladislav GoldinC · #50
Tim Hardaway Jr.G · #10
Keshad JohnsonF · #16
Pelle LarssonG · #9
Davion MitchellG · #2
Bobby PortisF · #95
Nick RichardsC · #8
Dru SmithG · #12
Klay ThompsonG · #11
Andrew WigginsF · #22
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | @ UTA | W 115-109 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-08 | @ SAC | W 114-108 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-05 | @ GSW | L 100-120 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -4 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ LAC | W 117-116 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | @ LAL | L 117-138 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs IND | W 145-125 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ ATL | W 129-117 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs DAL | L 109-113 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-24 | @ CHA | L 110-115 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| 2026-10-23 | vs DET | L 111-128 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | miami heat | 7 | 0 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.9-2.9 | 0.1-1.4 | 0.6-0.9 |
| 2025-26 | miami heat | 47 | 1 | 17.2 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 36.6 | 26.9 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.4-6.7 | 1.0-3.6 | 1.5-2.1 |
| 2024-25 | miami heat | 46 | 10 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 82.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.7-8.2 | 1.7-4.6 | 1.6-1.9 |
| 2023-24 | miami heat | 46 | 38 | 19.5 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 45.2 | 39.9 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 2.8-6.1 | 1.4-3.5 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2022-23 | miami heat | 15 | 8 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 40.6 | 22.9 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.9-4.6 | 0.5-2.3 | 1.2-1.3 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.