(Photo : Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Jaime Jaquez Jr. (#24) of the UCLA Bruins brings the ball up the court docket towards the Oregon Ducks within the first half of a semifinal sport of the Pac-12 basketball match at T-Mobile Arena on March 10, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bruins defeated the Ducks 75-56.
The Miami Heat need to bounce again after shedding within the 2023 NBA Finals.
Their first transfer because the championship spherical is choosing Jaime Jaquez Jr. of UCLA with the 18th total decide within the 2023 NBA Draft.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. is chosen 18th total by the @MiamiHEAT within the 2023 #NBADraft introduced by State Farm!
📺 ABC/ESPN pic.twitter.com/qjYfLWQn9w
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2023
The four-year UCLA participant turned the sixth participant of Mexican heritage to achieve the NBA, in keeping with the league’s official Mexican web page.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. se convierte en el sexto mexicano 🇲🇽 en llegar a la #NBA 😎 pic.twitter.com/fW4Y0DW511
— NBA MÉXICO (@NBAMEX) June 23, 2023
Moreover, Jacquez Jr. is the primary to enter the league through the draft in 23 years, after present Dallas Mavericks scout Eduardo Najera was chosen with the thirty eighth total decide in 2000.
The new Heat choice will be a part of Jazz ahead Juan Toscano-Anderson because the gamers of Mexican descent at present within the league.
While he’s formally an American as a result of his dad and mom immigrating to the nation when he was a toddler, the 22-year-old acknowledged his Mexican roots after he was drafted. He added that it feels unbelievable to signify his Mexican heritage within the league.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. Should Easily Get Along in Miami
The Heat’s collection of Jacquez Jr. ought to bode nicely for the workforce, because the participant acknowledged throughout faculty that his favourite NBA participant is Heat star, Jimmy Butler.
Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s favourite participant is Jimmy Butler
(through @BradyHawk305)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 23, 2023
Heat author Brady Hawk famous that Jaquez Jr. probably watches many Butler movies, as his sport is harking back to the six-time All-Star.
When requested about mimicking issues from his favourite participant, Jaquez Jr. stated that the Heat star at all times tries to make the proper play and can attempt to emulate that trait.
“He’s a competitor and that’s what I try to be every single day,” he added.
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