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The Miami Heat’s core four\u2014Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and Tyler Herro\u2014are intact in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n
The fifth starter is up for grabs between Nikola Jovic and Jamie Jaquez.<\/p>\n
Here’s the case for each:<\/p>\n
Nikola Jovic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The 6-foot-10, 209-pound Jovic is improving each season. The upside about size. He has the potential of a good rim protector.<\/p>\n He\u2019s not a shot blocker, and his rebounding needs to improve. The Heat are developing him as a strong power forward.<\/p>\n Moving his feet quicker when he\u2019s on defense is crucial. Why? It could cause problems when he faces speedy point guards like Jalen Brunson or Tyrese Maxey.<\/p>\n Teams will take advantage of this weakness by constantly driving to the basket.<\/p>\n Jaime Jaquez Jr<\/strong><\/p>\n The 6-foot-6 forward is entering his second season after an impressive rookie season. An issue with Jaquez early in his career is he streaky at time from the 3-point line. He shot 32 percent last season.<\/p>\n The good news is he\u2019s working on it. He has to take advantage of those open shots. Jaquez needs to shoot 35 percent or better to have a shot to earn a spot in the starting lineup. We need to see how he performs during the preseason.<\/p>\n On the other hand, coming off the bench and being a leader for the second unit is a good option. That may sound like asking too much for a second-year player.<\/p>\n We have to take into consideration he played four years at UCLA. Last year Jaquez didn\u2019t look like a rookie playing on the court. He\u2019s disciplined and fearless.<\/p>\n Jovic is a better three-point shooter.<\/p>\n Jaquez is a better playmaker, two-way player and getting to the basket.<\/p>\n Both players have to clean a variety of parts of their game.<\/p>\n Final analysis: Jovic is the best choice regarding who better complements Adebayo, Butler, Rozier, and Herro in the starting unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Miami Heat’s core four\u2014Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and Tyler Herro\u2014are intact in the starting lineup. The fifth starter is up for grabs between Nikola… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n