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Heat’s expensive gamble on young core piece is starting to look shaky

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Did the Heat make a mistake?

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It's still early, but Nikola Jovic's shaky start to the season could quickly have the Miami Heat regretting their decision to sign him to an early contract extension. Jovic has not been good for the Heat and is teetering on the fine line of a player who may fall out of the rotation if things don't change quickly.

Deep down, I can't envision Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra pivoting away from Jovic in the rotation, partly because he is, at times, loyal to a fault, but if that did happen, I can't imagine many fans would be shocked by the move.