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Nikola Mirotic’s journey of development from European superstar to the NBA’s version of Draymond Green 2.0 and what it means for the Bulls.
In 2011, he was a baby-faced 20-year-old, playing in Europe. Fast forward to the 2015 season and Nikola Mirotic is now a 24-year-old man with a dagger of a shot and commanding floor presence despite his lack of quickness. This progression over the past four years carried Mirotic on a journey from the Spanish Euroleagues across the Atlantic to the NBA. But just how good can the only man who possesses a beard that rivals James Harden’s actually be?