If I’m Nikola Mirotic, I think hard about going back to Europe after my rookie deal is up. Sounds crazy, I know. But it must really suck being a low-usage bench player on a middling team with a fanbase that doesn’t like you anymore after being a much-beloved beast in Europe.
Actually I just looked up his MPG and he’s getting the same amount of minutes he did with Real Madrid? Forget about all that stuff I wrote. No way you can pass up NBA money, even if you are misused by your current team.
Speculation was rampant that Mirotic would get traded after he got a random DNP a few games ago. I’m checking the Bull’s roster right now, and I still see him there, and I’m pretty sure he made an appearance in a few of these clips, so I don’t think a trade has happened yet. Multiple sources.