Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic Assigned To G League
Prior to tonight's game against the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat assigned rookie forward Nikola Jovic to the G League.
Jovic is averaging 5.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 13.6 minutes.
Here's the preview to Nuggets game:
Game time: 7 p.m., ET
Where: Ball Arena
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat +4
VITALS: The Miami Heat and Nuggets meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Denver swept the series and has currently won four-straight against Miami. The Heat are 34-36 all-time versus the Nuggets during the regular season, including 20-14 in home games and 14- 22 in road games. For the Heat, Omer Yurtseven (ankle) and Dewayne Dedmon (foot) are out, Udonis Haslem (Achilles) and Caleb Martin (ankle) are questionable, Jimmy Butler (knee), Nikola Jovic (back) and Gabe Vincent (knee) are probable. For the Nuggets, Jeff Green (hand) and Collin Gillespie (leg) are out, Bruce Brown (ankle) and Aaron Gorden (shoulder) and Jamal Murray (knee) are questionable.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Tyler Herro
G Kyle Lowry
C Bam Adebayo
F Jimmy Butler
F Caleb Martin
NUGGETS
F Michael Porter Jr
F Zeke Nnaji
C Nikola Jokic
G Jamal Murray
G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat.
