Nikola Mirotic reportedly suffers Achilles injury / News - Basketnews.com
FC Barcelona officially informed that Nikola Mirotic has discomfort in the Achilles tendon of his left foot. The player is undergoing a recovery treatment that will last for the next few weeks.
Free throws this season
81%14,1Points made:14,1Accuracy:80,9%Place in standings:3Record max:42Record min:4Most made FTs:Nikola MiroticTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsScheduleAccording to the official announcement, Mirotic has already played feeling discomfort in the final stretch of the Liga Endesa. Since the end of the 2021-22 season, the star player has been under the care of the club's medical services.
However, according to Telesport.rs, Mirotic suffered an Achilles tendon injury and will be out of basketball action for the next 6 months.
The media outlet further reports that Chris Singleton has an offer from Barca. The American big man was previously linked with Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade.
Nikola Mirotic was the main factor behind Barcelona's success in the last EuroLeague regular season, which ended with the Catalan squad at the very top of the standings.
Nevertheless, Barca fell short in the semifinal against Real Madrid and captured third place in the competition.
Mirotic averaged 16.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 20.1 PIR over 38 EuroLeague games this past season while also shooting an impressive 46.3% from the 3-point zone. Such stat line granted him the EuroLeague MVP honors for the first time in his career.
The 31-year-old forward was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team.
Three frontcourt line players of Nigel Hayes-Davis, Rolands Smits, and Brandon Davies have already left Barca this off-season. However, Sarunas Jasikevicius' team was bolstered by the big men arrivals of Jan Vesely and Oscar da Silva.
Current roster
FC Barcelona
Position Player Status PG Nick Calathes Signed until 2023 PG Rokas Jokubaitis Signed until 2023 +2 PG/SG Nicolas Laprovittola (story) Signed until 2026 PG/SG Tomas Satoransky (story) Signed until 2026 SG Cory Higgins Signed until 2024 SG Kyle Kuric Signeduntil 2023 SF Nikola Kalinic(story) Signed until 2024 SF Alex Abrines Signed until 2026 PF Nikola Mirotic Signeduntil 2025 PF Sergi Martinez Signeduntil 2024 PF/C Oscar da Silva (story) Signed until 2025 C Jan Vesely (story) Signed until 2025 C Sertac Sanli Signed until 2023 C Pierre Oriola Signeduntil 2024 C James Nnaji Long-term contract Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius Expired contract Dante Exum (will not return), Nigel Hayes-Davis (will not return), Rolands Smits (will not return), Brandon Davies (will not return) Rumored to leave Nick Calathes (story), Cory Higgins Interested Oriol Pauli (story)See all the EuroLeague transfer market newshere.
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