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38. Nikola Mirotic

38. Nikola Mirotic

Nikola Mirotic was taken 23rd Overall by Houston in 2011, but he was traded twice that day to become a Chicago Bull, although that would not happen for years.

Mirotic led Real Madrid to two Spanish Cups and was the Spanish League MVP in 2013.  The Power Forward migrated to the United States in 2014, and he was an All-Rookie with a 10.1 PPG in his first year.  Starting half of his games as an NBA sophomore, he climbed his PPG to 11.8, and after going back to a reserve role in 2016-17, Miritic again had 10.6 Points per Game.

Mirotic was traded to New Orleans during the 2017-18 Season, and he left Chicago with an overall PPG of 11.4.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Acquired: Traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Norris Cole, Malcolm Lee & Cash 6/23/11.
  • Departed: Traded to the New Orleans Pelicans with a 2018 2nd Round Pick (which would be Tony Carr) for Tony Allen, Omer Asik, Jameer Nelson, and a 2018 1st Round Pick (which would be Chandler Hutchison) 2/1/18.
  • Games Played: 243
  • Per Game Averages:

    23.0 MP
    .518 eFG% 
    .801 FT% 
    11.4 PTS 
    5.4 RB 
    1.3 AST 
    0.7 STL
    0.7 BLK

    17 Playoff Games
    19.9 MP
    .392 eFG% 
    .800 FT% 
    6.8 PTS 
    3.5 RB 
    1.1 AST 
    0.6 STL
    0.5 BLK
  • Advanced Stats:

    16.6 PER 
    .565 TS%
    5.5 VORP
    15.4 WS

    17 Playoff Games
    9.6 PER 
    .445 TS%
    0.0 VORP
    0.3 WS
  • Played For: Chicago Bulls
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    First Team All-Rookie (2015)
  • Notable All-time Rankings: Top Sixth Man of the Year Finishes:
    6th in 2015 & 7th in 2018*
    Finished Second in Rookie of the Year Voting in 2015.

    *Traded to the New Orleans Pelicans during the season.
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