The former Bruins standout has already been turning heads during his 2023-24 rookie season.
Former consensus All-American UCLA Bruins small forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. roundly outperformed his initial draft position during an impressive 2023-24 NBA rookie season.
The 6-foot-6 Camarillo High School product, 23, was an instant contributor on a team that at the time was the reigning Eastern Conference champion. He averaged 11.9 points on .489/.322/.811 shooting splits, 3.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and one steal across 75 contests for the Heat . He was already under consideration for the league's Sixth Man of the Year award, as he finished ninth in voting for the honor., unfortunately.
Jaquez still seems very likely to make an All-Rookie team, and will probably be competing with Houston Rockets wing Amen Thompson, Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II, Golden State Warriors rookies Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George for two of the five All-Rookie First Team slots, alongside shoo-ins Wembanyama, Holmgren and Miller.
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