Nikola Mirotić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional

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player for

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of the

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and the EuroLeague. The

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is a four-time

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member, and previously played for

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of the

. Mirotić was drafted with the 23rd pick in the

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, and played in the

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from 2014 for the

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and

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, before returning to Spain in the 2019 offseason.

Early life

Growing up in

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was Mirotić's true passion. As he got older, his family realized his height could be a lot more useful for another sport. At the age of 13, his grandfather introduced him to basketball. Mirotić started playing basketball with the Joker School in

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run by retired professional basketball player

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. In the summer of 2005, at the age of 14, Mirotić signed a junior contract with

Professional career

Real Madrid (2008–2014)

After playing for the Real Madrid juniors from 2006 to 2008, Mirotić signed with the Real Madrid senior team in 2008. During the

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season, he emerged as one of his team's most valuable players, and won the EuroLeague Rising Star award. In April 2011, he signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid. With Real Madrid, he won the Spanish King's Cup and the

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in 2012.

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On 23 June 2011, Mirotić was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick in the

. He was later traded to the

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, and again to the

on draft night. In the

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season, he finished second in the EuroLeague Rising Star voting to

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, and he was named to the

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. In May 2014, he was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team, for the second consecutive season. In a total of 97 EuroLeague games for Real Madrid, Mirotić averaged 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Chicago Bulls (2014–2018)

2014–15 season

On 18 July 2014, Mirotić signed with the

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. On 19 December 2014, Mirotić scored a then career-high 27 points, as he converted all six of his three-pointers, in a 103–97 win over the

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. On 5 January 2015, he was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in December. During the NBA's All-Star Weekend, Mirotić played for World Team in the Rising Stars Challenge. He scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field in the World's 121–112 win over Team USA. On 1 March, he scored a career-high 29 points in a loss to the

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. With injuries impacting teammates during the month of March, Mirotić was expected to fill a larger role for his team. He averaged 20.8 points and 7.6 rebounds while playing 30.8 minutes per game. In his rookie season, Mirotić averaged 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 82 games, giving him the recognition as a candidate for the Rookie of the Year Award. Mirotić finished second in Rookie of the Year voting with 335 votes behind

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who received 604 votes. He played his first post-season game in the NBA on 18 April 2015 in Game 1 of the Bulls' first-round series match-up against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 13 minutes off the bench, he recorded 5 points and 5 rebounds.

2015–16 season

At the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Mirotić had a starting role ahead of All-Star center

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. He scored a team-high 19 points in the season opening win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He started in all 18 games to begin the season, coming off the bench for the first time on 9 December against the Boston Celtics, scoring 10 points in 22 minutes of action. He continued coming off the bench following 9 December, in a back-up role to

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. His next start came on 21 December against the Brooklyn Nets, as he started at small forward in place of Tony Snell. On 1 January, he recorded 17 points and a career-high seven assists in a 108–81 win over the New York Knicks. On 27 January, he was diagnosed with an acute appendicitis and was subsequently ruled out until after the All-Star break. He returned to action on 5 March against the

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after missing 16 games. On 23 March, he scored a career-high 35 points in a loss to the New York Knicks.

2016–17 season

On 26 December 2016, less than two weeks after falling out of the rotation for a couple of games, Mirotić recorded a then season-high 20 points in a 90–85 win over the

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. After not playing by coach's decision in two straight games in early March so that management and the coaching staff could look at

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, Mirotić landed on the inactive list. On 13 March, he returned from a three-game absence and scored 24 points on five three-pointers in a 115–109 win over the

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. On 22 March, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 117–95 win over the

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. Four days later, he tied his season high with another 28-point effort in a 109–94 win over the

. He had a third 28-point game on 30 March in a 99–93 win over the

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. He had six three-pointers against both Milwaukee and Cleveland, becoming the first Bulls player to hit six or more three-pointers in back-to-back games.

2017–18 season

On 25 September 2017, Mirotić re-signed with the Bulls. On 17 October 2017, Mirotić was sent to the hospital after engaging in a physical altercation with teammate

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during practice. Portis punched Mirotić in the face resulting in Mirotić suffering a concussion and multiple facial fractures. Mirotić made his season debut on 8 December, scoring six points in 14 minutes in a 119–111 overtime win over the

. On 11 December, he scored 24 points in his first start of the season in a 108–85 win over the

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. He hit 9 of 14 shots and grabbed eight rebounds in his third appearance. On 13 December, he scored 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting with nine rebounds in a 103–100 win over the

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. On 26 December, he came off the bench to score 24 points in 28 minutes, as the Bulls won for the eighth time in 10 games, beating the

115–106.

New Orleans Pelicans (2018–2019)

On 1 February 2018, Mirotić was traded, along with a 2018 second-round pick, to the

in exchange for

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, Tony Allen,

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, 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 in a 118–107 loss to the

. On 10 February, he recorded 21 points and 16 rebounds in a 138–128 double-overtime win over the

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. On 6 April, he scored a season-high 31 points and tied a season best with 16 rebounds in a 122–103 win over the

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. Three days later, he recorded 24 points and 16 rebounds in a 113–100 win over the

, helping the Pelicans clinch a playoff spot. In Game 1 of the Pelicans' first-round playoff series against the

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, Mirotić recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in a 97–95 win. In Game 3, Mirotić scored a career playoff-best 30 points, as the Pelicans beat the Trail Blazers 119–102 to take a 3–0 lead in the series. In the Pelicans' season opener on 17 October 2018, Mirotić scored 30 points on 6 of 8 from 3-point range in a 131–112 win over the

. Two days later, he scored a career-high 36 points in a 149–129 win over the

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. On 5 November, he had 16 points and matched a career high with 16 rebounds in a 122–116 loss to the

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. On 9 January, he returned to action against the

after missing 12 games due to an ankle injury.

Milwaukee Bucks (2019)

On 7 February 2019, Mirotić was traded to the

in a three-team trade involving Jason Smith, Stanley Johnson, and

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. He missed the first four games with the Bucks upon being acquired with a calf injury, making his debut on 21 February against the

. He missed the final 11 regular-season games after suffering a fractured left thumb against the

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on 19 March. He made his return in the Bucks' opening game of the playoffs.

Barcelona (2019–present)

On 6 July 2019, Mirotić signed a three-year deal, with the option of an extension through to 2023, with

of the

and the EuroLeague. According to sources, Mirotić's contract was worth

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26 million, making him the highest-paid basketball player in Europe. On 27 June 2020, Mirotic was awarded the league's Most Valuable Player award. He became the fifth player in

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history to have multiple MVP awards, joining

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and

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. Mirotić finished the season averaging 19.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He extended his contract until 2025 on 25 September 2020. In the 2021–22 season, he won his first

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award, becoming the first Barcelona player to win the award in 14 years.

National team career

Mirotić was a member of the junior national team of Spain. He helped Spain's U20 national team win the bronze medal at the

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, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team. He also led Spain to the gold medal in

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. Mirotić was the top scorer and

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of the tournament, averaging 27 points (tournament record) and 10 rebounds per game. In June 2015, Mirotić was named by

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as one of 17 candidates to try out for the senior

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that would play at the

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. Mirotić made Spain's final 12-man roster, and he went on to win a gold medal at the tournament, in September 2015. He also played with Spain at the

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, where he won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Mirotić and his wife, Nina Vujačić, have a son named Aleksandar, who was born in May 2013. His wife is the daughter of his former coach and mentor, Jadran Vujačić, who also played professional basketball with

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, and Budućnost Titograd. Even though he represents the Spain national basketball team, he said that he is happy and proud to be Montenegrin. Mirotić is an ethnic

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and a

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. He received the

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in May 2017. Mirotić has participated in prayer walks and

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against the controversial religious law concerning the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

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Finals MVP: (

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) * 3× Spanish King's Cup Winner: (

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) * 2×

Winner: (

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) * 2×

Champion: (

) *

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: (2013, 2014, 2020, 2021) * Spanish King's Cup MVP: (2014) * 2× EuroLeague Rising Star: (2011, 2012) * FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP: (2011)

Spain national team

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: *

: All-Tournament Team *

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: *

: All-Tournament Team (MVP)

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Liga ACB

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, 29 , , 9 , , 17.2 , , .527 , , .413 , , .875 , , 3.8 , , .6 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;",

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EuroLeague

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, 38 , , 38 , , 24.4 , , .570 , , .463 , , .876 , , 5.2 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 16.9 , , 20.1

References

External links

Nikola Mirotić
at acb.com *
Mirotić's official websiteNikola Mirotić
at euroleague.net *

at fibaeurope.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirotic, Nikola 1991 births Living people Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Chicago Bulls players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Houston Rockets draft picks Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Members of the Serbian Orthodox Church Milwaukee Bucks players Montenegrin men's basketball players Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in the United States National Basketball Association players from Montenegro National Basketball Association players from Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain New Orleans Pelicans players Olympic basketball players of Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in basketball Palencia Baloncesto players Power forwards (basketball) Real Madrid Baloncesto players Recipients of the Order of St. Sava Serbs of Montenegro Spanish men's basketball players Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States Spanish people of Montenegrin descent Spanish people of Serbian descent Sportspeople from Podgorica