Spoelstra’s Shocking Prediction: Jamie Juarez Jr. Is a Star in the Making: Heat Fans Will Love This!
There is no doubt that it has been an underwhelming and injury-riddled season for Miami Heat star Jaime Jaquez Jr., in the midst of his second season in the NBA. However, Jaquez’s superpowers could be unlocked soon as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra makes a strong prediction about the UCLA product.
After having an impressive rookie campaign, it has been a slight regression for Jaquez as the league starts to scout against him, but he’s now in the process of adapting to that pressure. Spoelstra would say to ClutchPoints that he is “due for some really solid basketball.”
“He’s been working at it and that’s all you can do right now,” Spoelstra said before Miami took on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. “You know, he had a couple hiccups with, you know, minor injuries, one he’s just starting to carve out some rhythm, you know. But that’s this league, and you have to have some fortitude. And he does and I think he’s due for some really solid basketball, and that’s how you ultimately evaluate him is, you know, impacting the game. And I fully expect him to start doing it.”
Jaquez would be setback by injuries this season, one being an unlucky ankle issue where he landed awkwardly on a defender, which combining that with the league working hard to figure him out is not the best combination.
