Heat star Jaime Jaquez Jr celebrates sister's WNBA Draft selection with heartfelt message

Basketball has go the household concern for the Jaquez family.

The Chicago Sky selected Gabriela Jaquez with the No. 5 wide prime successful the WNBA Draft connected Monday, making her the 2nd nonrecreational hoops subordinate successful the family. Gabriela’s brother, Jaime Jaquez Jr., has spent the past 3 seasons with the Miami Heat.

Jaquez Jr. posted a connection to his Instagram Stories congratulating his sister.

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UCLA defender Gabriela Jaquez poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert aft being selected 5th wide by the Chicago Sky successful the archetypal circular of the WNBA Draft successful New York, New York, connected April 13, 2026. (Pamela Smith/AP Photo)

"Mama we made it!" Jaquez Jr. wrote.

Jaquez was a standout subordinate connected UCLA’s nationalist title-winning squad this season. Her show successful the title crippled capped disconnected an outstanding season, arsenic she scored 21 points portion hauling successful 10 rebounds with 5 assists successful UCLA’s 79-51 triumph implicit South Carolina.

Jaquez, who spent each 4 years of her collegiate vocation with UCLA, averaged 13.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per crippled successful 38 games this season. She changeable an astounding 53.9% from the tract and an awesome 39% from 3-point range.

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UCLA defender Gabriela Jaquez cuts down the nett aft UCLA defeated South Carolina successful the NCAA women's Final Four nationalist title crippled successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected April 5, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/AP Photo)

The 22-year-old was named to the 2025-26 NCAA All-Tournament team, the 2025-26 All-Big Ten team, and the 2024-25 NCAA All-Region squad passim her career.

Jaquez Jr. was not capable to be his sister’s large nighttime arsenic helium is getting acceptable for the Heat’s NBA Play-in Tournament crippled against the Charlotte Hornets connected Thursday.

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Miami Heat guardant Jaime Jaquez Jr. dribbles the shot against the Atlanta Hawks during the 2nd fractional astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami, Florida, connected April 12, 2026. (Jim Rassol/Imagn Images)

The 25-year-old tiny guardant has had the champion play of his young vocation for the Heat this year. In 75 games, with each but 1 of them coming disconnected the bench, Jaquez Jr. has averaged a career-high 15.4 points per game, 5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

Jaquez Jr. volition anticipation to supply the Heat with a spark disconnected the seat erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Hornets astatine 7:30 p.m. ET connected Tuesday.

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