Report: Pistons Showing Interest in Nikola Mirotic

According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Detroit Pistons are interested in acquiring Nikola Mirotic from the Chicago Bulls.

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The Bulls could move Mirotic to the Utah Jazz, a team he is intrigued by. He is expected to be moved when he becomes trade-eligible on January 15th.

The Bulls are looking for draft compensation.

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The Pistons own their own first-round pick in this year's upcoming draft on June 21st.

Mirotic has played in 17 games this year. In those 17 appearances, he has averaged 17.4 points and seven rebounds a game while shooting 46.5 percent from the three-point line.

He signed a two-year $27 million contract extension with the Bulls in the offseason. The second year of the deal is a team option.

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