By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Spanish forward bulked up. “That’s why I didn’t play on the (Spanish) national team,” Mirotic admitted while speaking to the “Chicago Tribune“. “I knew I had to do something different to be more consistent. The last three years, I was playing with the national team all summer and I was a little bit tired when I came back here. I had that slow beginning”.
“I knew I had to put some weight on and get stronger to be consistent. Even if you don’t make some shots, you can rebound and be better on defense. It’s good when you have good players at your position,” he said. “When I came here first day, I had Taj (Gibson), Jo (Joakim Noah) and Pau (Gasol) at my position. That makes me grow as a player.”
Still, one other member of the Bulls, Lauri Markkanen, played in the Eurobasket and he was impressive. “He was playing great. I’m sure we can play together too. This is the modern basketball now. We can play all shooters,” Mirotic said. “I’m really not worried. I’m very happy we have another European on this team.”