Did the Miami Heat just draft a younger version of Nikola Jokic? That might be the case as rookie center Nikola Jovic speaks on comparisons with his fellow Serbian.

The No. 27 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft has a lot of similarities with the reigning MVP. The most obvious one is their similar last names. Of course, they're also both Serbians, though Jovic was actually born in Leicestershire, England as his father played basketball in the UK.

Both stand 6'11, though Jokic is certainly the heftier of the pair.

They have also both played at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. Jovic's squad finished fourth overall in 2021, while Jokic helped his squad to second place in 2013.

Both were also not chosen in the lottery. The Heat picked Jovic at No. 27, while Denver Nuggets actually picked Jokic in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft.

Beyond those, the younger Jovic also thinks they share similar skill-sets.

“I just think our basketball IQ and passing, I think those are the two things we can kind of compare,” Jovic said. “He's doing that on another level, and of course I'm looking forward to meeting him and playing against him.”

Jovic just turned 19 years old this month, though he has already played professional basketball in Serbia for KK Mega Basket. He has also been on the NBA radar for quite some time. In the NBA.com GM Survey for the 2021–22 NBA season, he was among those considered for the best international player not playing in the NBA.

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Earlier this year, Jovic became Adriatic Basketball Association League Top Prospect for the 2021–22 season.

So far, the rap on Jovic is that he is incredibly skilled for a player of his size, especially in terms of passing and scoring. He does have to improve his frame and his defense, and he could maybe learn a thing or two from new Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo.