Intriguing as it is, the Miami Heat's young core is rife with uncertainty. And, no, we're not talking about Kasparas Jakucionis' summer league struggles, nor the fact that Kel'el Ware required the rare offseason call-out.
Shift to the older end of Miami's youth movement, and you'll find a pair of players who've appeared as both essential building blocks and expendable trade chips in Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Nikola Joviu0107. And while it seems as if the franchise remains big fans of both, the reality is that fitting both into the long-term plans could prove impossible, particularly with the club carefully monitoring its finances.