On Saturday evening, the Miami Heat will be in Chicago to face off against the Bulls at the United Center.
Before the game, the team announced that they had made two roster moves.
Via The Heat: "UPDATE: Nikola Jovic and Cole Swider are being assigned to the @SFSkyforce."
UPDATE: Nikola Jovic and Cole Swider are being assigned to the @SFSkyforce.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 18, 2023
Jovic was the 27th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, and has played in two games so far this season.
He is averaging 6.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field and 60.0% from the three-point range.
When Erik Spoelstra was asked about sending Nikola Jovic to Sioux Falls, Spoelstra says “he needs to play.” Adds that Jovic will play in few games with the Skyforce.
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) November 18, 2023
Meanwhile, Swider spent his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers and has played in one game with the Heat so far.
In that game, he had five points and one rebound while shooting 2/3 from the field and 1/2 from the three-point range.
Cole Swider comes through with 21 PTS to pace the @Lakers in their #NBASummer victory! pic.twitter.com/g0spJ502JB
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2022
As for the Heat, they are 8-4 in their first 12 games, which has them tied for the third seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak and are 4-3 in the seven games they have played on the road away from Florida.
Most recently, the Heat defeated the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 122-115.
Jimmy Butler led the way with 36 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 12/19 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time.
Following Saturday's matchup, the Bulls and Heat will face off (again) on Monday evening at the United Center.
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