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Nikola Jovic Wants To Remain With Miami Heat Amid Damian Lillard Trade Rumors

Nikola Jovic is among the pieces the Miami Heat could use in trade package for Damian Lillard
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Nikola Jovic Wants To Remain With Miami Heat Amid Damian Lillard Trade Rumors
Nikola Jovic Wants To Remain With Miami Heat Amid Damian Lillard Trade Rumors

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At 20, Nikola Jovic is the Miami Heat's second-youngest player. 

That doesn't mean he's not wise enough to realize the NBA is business. Jovic is among the names mentioned in trade talks for Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. 

Jovic gave his thoughts of being in the trade rumor mill during an interview with SportalgrG. He is participating in the FIBA championships for his native Serbia. 

"It's basketball," Jovic said. "Of course I'd love to be in Miami. Those guys are great and they helped me a lot. What happens, happens. I hope I stay there. That's all."

Jovic just finished his rookie season, averaging 5.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 16 games. He spent most of the year playing for the Heat's G League affiliate in Sioux Falls. 

Jovic, Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro and rookie Jaime Jaquez have all been mentioned in the Lillard speculation. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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