Why Nikola Mirotic ACTUALLY Declined The $45 Million NBA Contract

You might have heard of this unexpected move that Nikola Mirotic made during the free agency in the summer of 2019. We took a deep dive into the reasons why he declined a $45M contract from the Utah Jazz, leaving the NBA & joining EuroLeague’s top dogs FC Barcelona.
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[@PanagosGr33kG134EVER]

Nemanja Bjelica should take his chances at a finals run this year and then come back to Europe. He still got a couple years of great basketball if he's back in the Euroleague instead of being a role player in the NBA.

[@Guneray]

Satoransky coming back to Barcelona 🔵🔴

[@Guneray]

Living in Barcelona, being the leader of the team and taking care of his family. That's life. Wise decision of Niko.

[@fliprodriguez5250]

Leaving 3yrs for 45million is not wise if you continue to play basketball afterwards. He could of played those 3seasons. Quit nba and went back to spain to play.

[@markomarkovic5729]

@@fliprodriguez5250 Money is not everything, there are more important things in life. After all, he earned a lot, and his family will not starve.

[@fliprodriguez5250]

@@markomarkovic5729 spoken like a true broke youtuber

[@markomarkovic5729]

@@fliprodriguez5250 Ok

[@fangjingloo9293]

@@fliprodriguez5250 I think after a while, you wouldn’t have time to spend the excess millions. It’s hard being rich. When you have everything money can buy, it’s time to think about your priorities. Nico made what is best for him. Being 10mil richer while having a broken family isn’t worth it. I’m assuming you are single and materialistic at the moment. 😂

[@davidwilkinson2234]

As a Jazz fan I was really excited that he might come to my team, seemed like a really good fit. I was disappointed and a bit discouraged when he chose Europe over Utah, but can't hate on him for doing what's best for his family. Hope it continues to go well for him.

[@dantaemay5868]

Which led to us sign Bogey instead

[@tripzero0]

He would have filled Bogey's role, which is nearly 20ppg. He wouldn't be in the MVP race though... I guess?

His second reason is also very important. We tend to ignore that most players can produce way more than they actually do if the coach gives them a chance. Some coaches won't do it because they already have other guy who can do it or just because they don't like you or your style. It's something that happens since primary school. Where you can be the 3p kid, and that's all... if you do something else that is not shooting a 3p you go back to the bench.

[@emmandiaz3495]

I remember mirotic playing like '07 dirk along side AD lmao

[@peterskiles5249]

Looking like a young dirk who never slowed down even aging

[@pedrose3323]

His last words in Spanish could be translated as "That's her, my MVP"

[@estongtutong4915]

That love from the fans probably worth more than the money.

[@zwhnekrh]

Bogdan Bogbanovic would be better in europe but he chose to take the dollars.

[@Ely_Teo]

He is great in the nba too what do you mean

[@everythinglakers1713]

He's still one of the best role to fringe star players in the league

[@stefankovacevic2596]

​@@Ely_Teoyeah but his talent is being wasted. Not a chance he should be a sixth man of a team he should be the first option That team would go far if its the case

[@СлаваТудор]

Nice vid. Nice pronunciation as well ))

[@jeanhouellemont]

Living in Barcelona is a million times better than living in the US Midwest lol

[@GuvenALTN]

Good video bro! I love this kind of content keep them comin!

[@gmallory]

He'd be a great 4th/5th option in the NBA for a contender

[@filipbabovic5914]

hell a third. 16 ppg on good effeciency while not taking up the ball

[@everythinglakers1713]

an insane 3rd option in my opinion with how consistent he was

[@chasinda4th502]

The reason we Chicago fans got Wendell Carter JR instead of Luka Doncic 🤬🤬🤬🤬 we were tanking crazy then this man came back and led to us to winning streaks and we fell in the draft crazy

[@markomarkovic5729]

You never know, maybe in the end you wouldn't have chosen him, at that time a lot of people in the USA were skeptical about Luka.

[@AleksanteriR]

Doncic probably wouldn‘t have played as well in the Bulls than in mavs. Bulls really know how botch star players, take Markkanen as an example…

[@sharmarkeismail4698]

Y’all don’t deserve doncic the way y’all treated markkannen 😂

[@MsBombastik]

Dat accent would most definitely make him(narrator) a meme in USA if this video got a bit more viral.

[@pauliusket8934]

Puikus turinys kaip visad! Tik, mano nuomone, darant panašius video daugiau dėmėsio reikėtų skirti geram ir aiškiam anglų kalbos tarimui. Tokio video target auditorija yra krepšinių besidominti bei angliškai kalbanti bendruomenė. Šiaip labai įdomu, keep it up!

[@ovidijusgrygolaitis9304]

Na manau Jama Grajauskas pilnai ir NBA komentuot galėtų, man labai patinka jo komentavimas

[@Virtuozas666]

Grajauskai siek tiek perlenki su tom intonacijom 😬

[@zygimantasrimkunas8082]

Sakai tik šiek tiek? :)

[@elisaiafunaki2882]

THREE-KOLA!

[@bobbyallen4555]

Bobby Portis

[@dzemjsudin4950]

5 mil per season to live in barcelona and playing half the nba games..sound logical.

[@FrankCostanza-dr4qd]

Borat brother narrating this video. 😂

[@cesar_3]

Should come back to chicago starting at the 4

[@shadezaplaya]

This guy really sold the bag

[@Brave2standalone]

Family first! Euro league is somewhat easier and Barcelona is a magical place with tons of history. Also his family and his in-laws are all much closer to Barcelona than to Utah. Both families being deeply religious and with mutual love for one-another trumps the money! Best wishes for ending his career close to his family and friends!

[@r-trippin5078]

Great story

[@gogigrk5211]

Life is not all about the money!!

[@tadzbahal4841]

No it's because of money. 15m dollar gross or 6M euro net

[@ishak4337]

Didn’t porter punch him in Chicago

[@plumeria66]

Is there any other name besides Nikola in Serbia? And I’m sure his injuries from Bobby Portis did not help. Glad he chose happiness over the NBA.

[@anigga]

Love the way this man pronounces "mirotic"☠

[@rollotomasse]

Skoro isti novac. Pola od 45 milki ode na porez, ostaje ti nešto više od 7 mil dolara po sezoni, euro je jači od dolara i troškovi su mu manji u Španiji.

[@andreb4339]

Ngl he one of the best in Europe, not even top 30 in the NBA so it’s better for him in Europe

[@neilbryanbucsit197]

IMO he is valued a lot more in Europe. The NBA is still an american dominated league

[@orenthaljames2534]

he left because he got his ass beat by bobby ports

[@kennybegeske8824]

He Withdraw From The NBA

[@Zzzimasleep]

He left the nba cause Bobby Portis isn’t there

[@benerkanunal]

What's with that voice!? Sounds childish.

[@LabanauskasKazimieras]

This guy is expressive as all hell - if childish is the word You want to use, fine , I guess it’s a complement !

[@ovidijusgrygolaitis9304]

@@LabanauskasKazimieras 💯💯

[@hatsuhioki9361]

@@LabanauskasKazimieras i got scared af xD

[@femio.3506]

2 WORDS… BOBBY PORTIS. And with the way the Chicago Bulls and John Paxson handled the incident where his face got broken after getting sucker punched in practice by a young player in the league at the time, He never recovered from that incident. Look it up if you’re unaware! 🙏🏾

[@zachary6737]

His best years where after that incedent lol

[@Nemoz974]

He never recovered? How? He had great seasons after that!.. notice the 46mil contract offer!!! Lol stupid ass comment

[@josephk7530]

He wasn’t sucker punched. He was moody and all accounts, started the fight with Portis, even charging at him. Do your research waterhead.

[@femio.3506]

@@josephk7530 why why why was the waterhead necessary Joseph! As for the rest of your comment, well done. 👍🏾 They’re both at the peak of their careers now and Portis has a championship to boot. Lessons learned!

[@emekaamerican863]

Na

[@coolerdave86716]

Man I miss him when he was with the Bulls but happy he's still playing

[@HERBJ77]

He was just a average player in the NBA...how about move your family from the beginning to the US with the foreknowledge that you will be in another country for awhile away from your family. 45mil is generational wealth for the children

[@senordeanmoxley7390]

He could have been Bobby Portis Teammate by now in Milwaukee..😆

[@ergindemir7366]

Most probably it's because racism against Serbian athletes in USA. I wonder how much Jokic will stand.

[@lukesmith9692]

They go after white players too

[@mda990]

what racism u talk about? after asians now europeans start to cry about racism just because they suck in the nba

[@markomarkovic5729]

@@mda990 Yeah, Europeans really suck in the NBA, just look at Jokić and Luka🤣

[@TheDonUrbas]

Serbians try not to play victims all the time challenge

[@ngarci8040]

Sadly & most likely because it was the JAZZ…

[@tjedwards4254]

Very simple. People prefer to be the head of a rat, than the tail of a lion. That saying means that people would rather be the best at a lower level, than insignificant at the highest level.

[@MegaZack61]

Would make sense if he was American. But him being European it's just easier to live here closer to family then being in a other continent.

[@otacmakarije352]

This is like 22mil neto a 7mil a year nothing special.. he plays in Europa for little less money with much bigger role a superstar status and closer to his home country