Miami Heat extend Nikola Jović on four-year, $62.4M deal

The Miami Heat and forward Nikola Jović agreed Wednesday to a four-year, $62.4 million rookie-scale contract extension, a team source confirmed, locking the 22-year-old into a deal that begins with the 2026-27 season and runs through 2029-30. The contract carries no player or team options and averages about $15.6 million per season, keeping Jović off the restricted free-agent market next summer.

Jović, a 6-foot-10 forward the Heat selected with the No. 27 pick in the 2022 draft, is entering his fourth NBA season. He produced career highs in his third year, appearing in 46 regular-season games with 10 starts and averaging 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 25.1 minutes per game. He missed the final 27 games of the season after suffering a broken right hand and has appeared in 107 career regular-season games, making 56 starts and averaging 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Jović also had a strong summer with Serbia at EuroBasket, starting all six games and averaging 12.8 points, four rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting efficiently from the field and from three-point range. That international performance and his ability to play as a playmaker and outside...