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Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
Mirotić playing for the Bulls.
No. 3 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position: Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth: February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11) (age 33)
Place of birth: Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality: Montenegro Flag Montenegrin
Height: 6 ft 10 Weight: 238 lbs
Professional debut
Euro: 2008 for Real Madrid
NBA: 2014 for the Chicago Bulls
Career information
NBA Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2015)
  • 2× Euroleague Rising Star (2011, 2012)
  • 2× All-Euroleague Second Team (2013, 2014)
  • 2× All-ACB Team (2013, 2014)
  • Spanish League MVP (2013)
  • Spanish King's Cup MVP (2014)
  • FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (2011)
NBA.com profile profile


Nikola Mirotić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Миротић; born February 11, 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA.


Early career[]

Mirotić spent his childhood in Montenegro, and started playing basketball with the Joker School in Podgorica. At the age of 14, he signed a junior contract with Real Madrid in the summer of 2005.

Professional career[]

Real Madrid (2008–2014)[]

Mirotić signed with the Real Madrid senior team of the Liga ACB in 2008.

Chicago Bulls (2014–2018)[]

On July 18, 2014, Mirotić signed with the Chicago Bulls to a reported three-year, $16.6 million contract. In addition, Mirotić was required to pay $3 million to Real Madrid for his contract buyout.

New Orleans Pelicans (2018–present)[]

On February 1, 2018, Mirotić was traded, along with a 2018 second-round pick, to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Ömer Aşık, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, a 2018 first-round pick, and the right to swap 2021 second round picks with the Pelicans. He made his debut for the Pelicans two days later, scoring 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting in a 118–107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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