As the Miami Heat approach the 2025-26 NBA season, their roster almost reads like a list of breakout candidates. If Nikola Jovic isn't the most obvious example, that's only because Kel'el Ware absolutely is, and expectations are sky-high for Pelle Larsson, too. There are reasons to keep believing in first-round rookie Kasparas Jakucionis (despite his shaky summer), and Jaime Jaquez Jr. quietly signaled that his bounce-back is coming.
It almost makes sense, then, for folks to gloss over the explosive finish Davion Mitchell had to last season. As a 27-year-old with four NBA seasons already under his belt, he's not the same kind of shiny, new object.