Will Nikola Mirotic start for the New Orleans Pelicans?

Not great, Bob. Mirotic has a Gillette deal from his clean-shaving run and he had one of his first breakout game against the Warriors back on Apr. 7, but the Pelicans got shaving creamed in this loss to snap a nine-game streak since the famous shave. This matchup is much tougher for Mirotic, but he'll be better in Game 2. read more

Mirotic’s first few weeks with the Pelicans have similarly been immediately productive. The forward posted a double-double in his Feb. 3 debut at Minnesota, set a career high in rebounds Feb. 10 at Brooklyn and has been a valuable contributor during New Orleans’ longest winning streak since the 2010-11 season. read more

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Pelicans acquired forward Nikola Mirotic and a second-round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls for center Omer Asik, guards Jameer Nelson and Tony Allen, and a first-round pick. read more