While it's maybe not the most important plot point of the Miami Heat's 2025-26 NBA season, Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s recovery from a rough sophomore campaign is a huge reason why this club keeps pushing its way higher up the hoops world's hierarchy. He's been a hand-in-glove fit for this new offensive approach, and he has seemingly elevated every part of his inside-the-arc game.
That's great news for his locker room mates and fans of this team. It's not quite as fun, though, for members of Miami's front office, which suddenly has a perpetually growing—and wholly unexpected—cost that must be factored in the budget.