But he wasn’t crying fowl. The 2017–18 Chicago Bulls season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mirotic was born in Titograd, a village outside Podgorica in the country now known as Montenegro, in February 1991. In the Pelicans' season opener on October 17, 2018, Mirotić scored 30 points on 6 of 8 from 3-point range in a 131–112 win over the Houston Rockets. 2013-12-04T15:13:10.000Z. It's Nikola Mirotic's Bulls now. It’s a surprising development considering he was a coveted free agent.
But when the seven footer with the imposing wingspan awoke Wednesday in Portland, he still was a bull. He is shooting 44.7 per cent from the field and 36.8 per cent from 3-point range. Nikola Mirotic contract and salary cap details, contract breakdowns, dead money, and news.

Nikola Mirotic thought he was a pelican. 09/09/15 Game by game stats of Nikola Mirotic in the 2018 NBA Season and Playoffs. Nikola Mirotic helped kick off free agency weekend by opting to play in Barcelona next season. 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. The Serbian has been the unlikely redemption story of the season after teammate Bobby Portis punched Mirotic in.. NIKOLA MIROTIC. For the first time since 2011, All-Star Jimmy Butler was not on the roster as he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the off-season. Nikola Mirotic is definitely going to the Pelicans now. Nikola Mirotic - 2017-18 NBA Regular Season. Pretty impressive stats for the rook.

The 24 year old Spanish rookie Nikola Mirotić has been putting on a show lately. Mirotic is averaging career-highs of 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season. On top of that, Mirotić was shooting 10/19 from the field. He is coming off of a win against the Charlotte Hornets last night, where he recorded 28 points and 8 rebounds. The Jazz had their eye on Mirotic and had “major interest” in trying to sign him to a three-year deal in the $45MM range, Marc Stein of The New York Times hears (Twitter link).). Teams won’t be allowed to sign international players, such as Nikola Mirotic, who weren’t on NBA rosters this season.