Saturday, April 16, 2011

Top Prospect Profiles: Nikola Mirotic

Nikola Mirotic, SF Serbia (6-10, 225) Age: 20

Strengths: Smart, crafty forward. Skilled offensive player with deep jump shot range and quick first step. Very good shot fake. High basketball IQ. Very good passer and ball handler, point forward potential. Good lateral quickness and strong defensive potential.

Weaknesses: Needs to bulk up. Not an explosive athlete or particularly long. Just and average rebounder. Could require a big buyout to play in the NBA next season.

NBA Comparison: Danilo Gallinari, Nuggets

Draft Projection: Late lottery to mid first round

Season Stats (in Euroleague): 14.6 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.5 bpg, 53%/85%/44% (FG/FT/3P)

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