Nikola Mirotić
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Mirotić with the Bulls in 2015
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| No. 44 – Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 11, 1991 Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Spanish / Montenegrin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2014 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Real Madrid B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Palencia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Mirotić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Миротић; born February 11, 1991) is a Montenegrin–Spanish professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall power forward is a two-time All-EuroLeague Second Team member, and previously played for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB.
Growing up in Europe, football 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 the sport of basketball. 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.
After playing for the Real Madrid juniors from 2006 to 2008, Mirotić signed with the Real Madrid senior team of the Liga ACB in 2008. During the 2010–11 Euroleague season, he emerged as one of his team's most valuable players, to win 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 Spanish Supercup in 2012.
On June 23, 2011, Mirotić was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and then traded once again to the Chicago Bulls on draft night.
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