The European basketball transfer market is holding great surprises. The best teams on the continent are moving to strengthen their squads for next season, with some very significant first moves, due to the signing of Kevin Punter for him Barça.
The American guard changes Partizan for the Barça team, in a luxury addition for the team Joan Peñarroya, becoming one of the best ‘2’ in the Euroleague. A position that has also reinforced Panathinaikos with Lorenzo Brown, who can play both as a point guard and as a shooting guard, and whose signing was announced through the social networks of the president of the Athenian club, Dimitris Giannakopoulos.
But one of the big names of last summer, and from whom, a priori, no major changes should be expected in terms of his situation, is that of Nikola Mirotic. After Barça terminated his contract, and carried out a large casting call across half of Europe to choose a team, the Spanish-Montenegrin ended up opting for the proposal of Olimpia Milano, who signed him for two seasons at a rate of 2.5 million dollars net, in figures provided by the ‘Eurohoops’ portal.
Nikola Mirotic, in the Italian league playoff / Twitter: @OlimpiaMI1936
His first season in Italy
After a complicated first season in Italy, with an injury to his left Achilles, the same one that affected him in his last season in Barcelona, Mirotic managed to give himself a last joy conquering the ‘lega’, after beating Virtus Bologna in the grand final. It was the only title, after losing the Super Cup and Cup, and in the Euroleague, be left out of the playoffs prior to the Final Four.
Your season, in numbers
In terms of numbers, the ’33’ has once again shown that he is one of the best ‘4’ on the continent, averaging 16.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in the Italian league, and 16.9 points and 5.7 sacks in the European competition. Records that make it clear that the adaptation to Ettore Messina’s board has been satisfactory.
Unknown with his future
But, despite this good individual course, and that he still has one more year on his contract in Milan, Nikola Mirotic’s future is not at all decided, and he could change, starring in one of the big ‘bombshells’ on the market, joining one of the teams that has been fighting to win the Euroleague in recent years.
Nikola Mirotic, against Monaco in a Euroleague match this season / Euroleague
Heading to Monaco?
And, as ‘BeBasket’ and ‘Tribune 47’ have advanced, Mirotic could sign with Monaco, after that frustrated arrival last summer, but it could happen in this market. The same information indicates that The player has already visited the Monaco Principality, and would be willing to change teams. The operation would be very advanced, but to be carried out, a transfer would have to be paid to Olimpia Milano. We must not forget that in the last few hours, the Italian team has announced the goodbye of Nicolò Melli, with whom he ‘shared’ position.
A signing to achieve balance
Therefore, it will be necessary to closely monitor this movement, which could be one of the most notable of the summer. At 33 years old, Mirotic could be a complement of the highest level for a Monaco that has a perimeter full of talent, but that suffers with that balance with the inner game, a distance that would be reduced considerably if the Spanish-Montenegrin wears the shirt of the Monegasque team next season.
2024-06-21 07:43:41
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