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Jaime Jaquez Jr. Heralded by Heat Fans as 'Perfect' Fit After 2023 NBA Draft Pick

The year of Heat Culture continues.

A few weeks after being the second No. 8 seed to ever make the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat got a seemingly perfect fit by selecting UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

Jaquez, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year, is the type of grinder who will fit perfectly into the culture that Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra have built in the 305. He should have a fairly seamless transition as he looks to contribute to a win-now team.

In addition to dropping a career-high 17.