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Nikola Jovic

RANK #2712025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF962025-26 9-CAT #365 8-CAT #334F · Miami HeatAge 236' 10"2025-26 season

7.3

Points / game

3.3

Rebounds

2.2

Assists

17.2

Minutes

36.6%

FG%

16.2

FPTS / game

-15.7

vs F median

TIER 6 · #271 OVERALLDepth piece — #96 among forwards

Nikola Jovic is ranked #96 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 10.6 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 11 minutes/game over that stretch vs 17.6 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile36%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Nikola Jovic 2026-27 fantasy outlook

13.1Proj FPTS/G · ~747 / 57 games

5.4–23.6Typical game · middle 50%

#330Projected rank

139.3ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #229; we rank him #330. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (11 minutes/gm late vs 17.6 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Nikola Jovic consistency and floor

46 GAMES

2.5

Floor (p10)

16.2

Average

34.3

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered57%

Boom rate125%+ of average30%

Bust rateunder half of average30%

16.2

Season avg FPTS

7.5

Last 10 FPTS

5.5

Last 5 FPTS

Jovic vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points7.336

Rebounds3.335

Assists2.267

Steals0.641

Blocks0.456

Minutes17.232

Fantasy PPG16.237

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Jovic fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 51.8SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 5.6

Nikola Jovic game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 4	WSH	W 152-136	13	5	0	2	0	0	0	2-6	1-4	8
Mar 22	@HOU	L 123-122	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	1.2
Feb 21	@ATL	W 128-97	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2.5
Feb 12	@NO	W 123-111	18	8	1	0	1	0	1	3-4	1-2	11.2
Feb 10	UTAH	L 115-111	17	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-4	4.8
Feb 8	@WSH	W 132-101	6	4	1	2	1	0	0	2-3	0-1	11.2
Feb 7	@BOS	L 98-96	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0-5	0-4	4.5
Feb 4	ATL	L 127-115	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	7.4
Feb 1	CHI	L 125-118	15	2	2	1	1	1	2	1-6	0-2	9.9
Jan 30	@CHI	W 116-113	17	8	4	1	0	0	0	4-9	0-3	14.3
Jan 29	ORL	L 133-124	19	2	2	0	0	1	2	1-4	0-2	5.4
Jan 26	@PHX	W 111-102	18	12	6	1	0	0	0	4-10	2-5	20.7
Jan 25	@UTAH	W 147-116	25	23	3	1	1	1	3	6-12	3-6	31.1
Jan 23	@POR	L 127-110	17	5	5	3	0	0	1	2-8	1-7	14.5
Jan 21	@SAC	W 130-117	19	8	5	2	0	0	1	3-11	2-5	16
Jan 20	@GS	L 135-112	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	5
Jan 18	OKC	W 122-120	15	3	1	2	1	0	0	1-7	0-4	10.2
Jan 16	BOS	L 119-114	15	3	5	0	1	1	2	1-6	0-4	13
Jan 14	PHX	W 127-121	6	1	3	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	2.6
Jan 12	@OKC	L 124-112	25	13	4	2	1	1	1	5-7	3-4	25.8
Jan 11	@IND	L 123-99	17	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-6	0-2	4.2
Jan 7	@MIN	L 122-94	26	9	4	3	2	1	3	2-8	1-4	24.3
Jan 4	NO	W 125-106	26	19	6	3	3	2	2	7-16	2-8	43.7
Jan 3	MIN	L 125-115	28	14	3	4	1	0	3	4-7	1-3	23.6
Jan 2	@DET	W 118-112	24	5	5	5	0	1	2	1-10	1-7	19.5
Dec 30	DEN	W 147-123	26	22	4	5	0	0	0	7-12	5-8	34.3
Dec 28	IND	W 142-116	25	19	7	7	2	0	2	7-14	3-8	41.9
Dec 27	@ATL	W 126-111	21	10	7	4	1	0	2	3-14	1-6	25.4
Dec 7	SAC	L 127-111	31	12	2	6	1	0	5	4-10	2-7	21.4
Dec 4	@DAL	L 118-108	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-1	5.4
Dec 2	LAC	W 140-123	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0
Nov 30	DET	L 138-135	10	2	2	1	0	0	5	1-3	0-0	0.9
Nov 18	NY	W 115-113	15	5	1	2	0	0	0	2-7	1-4	9.2
Nov 15	@NY	L 140-132	13	3	4	4	0	0	1	1-4	0-2	12.8
Nov 13	CLE	L 130-116	22	2	4	3	2	2	4	1-6	0-3	19.3
Nov 11	CLE	W 140-138 OT	26	8	8	4	0	1	1	3-10	1-5	25.6
Nov 9	POR	W 136-131	31	29	9	6	2	1	6	10-16	3-7	51.8
Nov 8	CHA	W 126-108	19	10	4	3	3	1	1	4-6	0-0	30.3
Nov 6	@DEN	L 122-112	20	5	3	3	0	0	3	1-6	1-4	10.1
Nov 4	@LAC	W 120-119	18	7	4	4	0	0	1	2-5	0-1	16.8
Nov 3	@LAL	L 130-120	28	9	3	2	0	0	1	3-8	1-5	14.6
Oct 31	@SA	L 107-101	10	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-5	0-1	1.7
Oct 28	CHA	W 144-117	22	10	6	2	0	0	0	4-7	2-4	20.2
Oct 26	NY	W 115-107	25	6	5	5	0	0	2	2-7	1-6	17.5
Oct 25	@MEM	W 146-114	27	20	6	4	1	1	1	6-9	3-6	38.2
Oct 22	@ORL	L 125-121	23	9	3	0	1	0	3	2-6	2-3	12.6

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QIs Nikola Jovic a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #271 overall, #96 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Nikola Jovic be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.3 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #330, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Nikola Jovic score in 2026-27?

We project 13.1 points per game across an expected 57 games — approximately 747 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 5.4 and 23.6 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #330 in projected scoring.

QHow does Nikola Jovic rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Nikola Jovic finished #365 in 9-cat and #334 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #271 in points formats.

QHow consistent is Nikola Jovic for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 57% of games, with a floor of 2.5 and a ceiling of 34.3 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 30% of games and busted (under half his average) in 30%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.