Heat sign Jovic to four-year, $62.4M extension with no options

Nikola Jovic has agreed to a four-year, $62.4 million rookie-scale contract extension with the Miami Heat, locking the 22-year-old forward into the franchise through the 2029-30 season, his agents said. The fully guaranteed deal contains no player or team options and will begin after Jovic’s current rookie contract ends this season.

The extension rewards Jovic’s breakout statistical season and the Heat’s view of his long-term fit. Last season he averaged a career-high 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range. His season was limited to 46 regular-season games after he suffered a fractured right hand in February, but he returned for the playoffs and produced a 24-point effort in Game 4 of the first-round series against Cleveland.

Drafted 27th overall in 2022, Jovic’s role has grown each year. He started 38 games as a sophomore but was primarily used off the bench last season, beginning only 10 contests. Jovic said he plans to compete for a starting job in training camp, and he has expressed a desire to contribute as both a starter and high-impact reserve. “Of course I want to be a starter,” he...