Nikola Mirotic

Nikola Mirotic starts for Bulls, Bobby Portis to bench

Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic is starting on Thursday against the Miami Heat.

What It Means:

The Bulls are going smaller for this game, and Mirotic may play more this time around. He should be busy, but be careful of the massive dud. Bobby Portis is moving to the bench.

Mirotic is 66th in the league with a 0.9 nERD. Our models expect him to put up 11.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 3-pointers tonight against the Heat.