NBA star Nikola Mirotic to sign overseas in Spain, per report

One of the better free-agent forwards around the NBA will not be playing in North America next season.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Nikola Mirotic has decided to sign with the EuroLeague club in Barcelona.

NBA free agent Nikola Mirotic has decided to sign with Euroleague club Barcelona, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Mirotic was in the market for $45-50M total in contract in the NBA.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 29, 2019

Mirotic, 28, split time between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks last season. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting 37 percent from distance.

The veteran’s best season came with his original Chicago Bulls club back in 2017-18 when he averaged 16.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and shot 43 percent from three-point range.