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 Mirotić playing for the Bulls. | |||
| No. 3 – New Orleans Pelicans | |||
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| Position: | Power forward | ||
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| Date of birth: | February 11, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth: | Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality: |  Montenegrin
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| 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 | |||
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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.