Heat head coach: Hax regains interest in the game, he only needs to improve his decision-making ability

After the Miami Heat's daily training, the team's head coach Eric Spoelstra was interviewed by the sideline media, and he also talked about the team's forward star Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the interview.

Spoelstra said: Hux spent some time in Miami before the NBA draft, and then he spent six weeks in Los Angeles. I think these two experiences of him really helped him sort out his thoughts and made him rediscover his passion and fun for the game. I know that his physical condition is at the best level now, and he is fully prepared in mind, he has a positive and enterprising attitude towards competition, and he is also very hardworking in training. For him at present, the key point is whether he can improve his decision-making ability on the court. He needs to know what time to make what decisions, and whether he can do this will determine whether his abilities can be further developed on the existing basis. Judging from the current situation, I have seen his progress in this area in training. I know he had some trouble last season, but judging from his performance in training camp, I am confident that he will perform in the new season and I believe he can perform more ideally on the court.

Hacks was born in February 2001. He is 24 years old, 198cm tall and weighs 102kg. He is a wing player from UCLA selected by the Heat in the 18th pick in the first round in the 2023 NBA Draft. In the NBA regular season last season, Hax played a total of 66 games, averaging 20.7 minutes per game, averaging 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 46.1%, three-point shooting percentage was 31.1%, and free throw shooting percentage was 75.4%. In the playoffs, Hax played 3 games in total, with averaging 6.5 minutes per game, averaging 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 turnovers and 0.3 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 16.7%, a three-point shooting percentage of 0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 100%.

Hacks performed quite well in his rookie season, showing quite good personal abilities and extremely high maturity. However, by last season, Hacks' performance not only did not improve at all, but instead declined to a certain extent. As a young player, not only did he not improve his performance in the second year of his career, but he showed some declines, which would also make everyone worried about his potential. Judging from Spoelstra's statement, Hax seems to be in a pretty good condition. I don’t know what kind of performance he can perform in the NBA field in the new season.