Milwaukee reportedly acquiring Nikola Mirotic from New Orleans for Stanley Johnson, Jason Smith
The Milwaukee Bucks are acquiring forward Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard/forward Stanley Johnson, forward/center Jason Smith, and 4 second-round picks (2019 via the Denver Nuggets, 2020 via the Washington Wizards, 2020, 2021 via the Wizards), reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
What It Means:
Mirotic will likely work as the Bucks' sixth man and he should see plenty of open looks from downtown on a team that takes the second-most 3-point attempts in the league. Ersan Ilyasova and D.J. Wilson will lose playing time once Mirotic is settled in, but he hasn't played since January 23 due to a calf strain.
Mirotic averaged 31.4 FanDuel points in 32 games for the Pelicans this season, with 16.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 2.7 triples per contest.
Source:
Adrian Wojnarowski
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