In a tale of two first-rounders, Jaquez, Jovic make needed statements for Heat; Butler out vs. Suns

PHOENIX — The juxtaposition tells the story about the Miami Heat's past two first-round picks. On Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena, coach Erik Spoelstra, without hesitation, opened with 2023 first-round pick Jaime Jaquez Jr. defending LeBron James, Spoelstra also opened the game against the Los Angeles Lakers with 2022 first-round pick Nikola Jovic in his starting lineup, amid the team's ...