Nikolina Milić Explained

Nikolina Milić
League:Turkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Team:Fenerbahçe
Number:13
Height M:1.91[1]
Weight Kg:82.10
Position:Center
Birth Date:12 April 1994
Birth Place:Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality:Serbian
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008–2009
Team1:Neimarstvo Trebinje
Years2:2009–2010
Team2:Borac ML-IEFK Banja Luka
Years3:2012–2014
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Gesam Gas Lucca
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:C.U.S. Cagliari
Years6:2016–2018
Team6:Royal Castors Braine
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Pallacanestro Femminile Broni
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
Years9:2020–2021
Team9:Perfumerias Avenida
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:KSC Szekszárd
Years11:
Team11:Minnesota Lynx
Years12:2022-2023
Team12:Flammes Carolo
Years13:2023-present
Team13:Fenerbahçe Safiport
Highlights:

Nikolina Milić (Serbian Cyrillic: Николина Милић; born April 12, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball center who is currently a free agent, and most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, EuroLeague Women.

She represented Serbian national basketball team at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 in Serbia and Latvia, where they won the bronze medal.[2]

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2022–2023)

Milić signed with the Minnesota Lynx on May 6, 2022, to a hardship contract. [3] Milić played in 17 games for the Lynx including 3 starts. She scored a career-high in points against the Indiana Fever with 23 points, including 13 in the third quarter alone, on 11 for 19 shooting, along with six rebounds, and three assists.[4] Head Coach Cheryl Reeve stated that she had been looking at Milić to come over after coaching against her during Olympic play and that she really started to figure things out as she got more time on the court during her rookie season.[5] On June 23, 2022, Milić was released from her hardship contract as Sylvia Fowles was cleared to comeback to play.[6] Milić signed a 7-Day Contract to return to the Lynx on June 26, 2022.[7] On August 10, 2022, Milić was released from her Hardship Contract when Aerial Powers became healthy again.[8]

Chicago Sky (2024)

On April 14, 2024, Milić was traded to the Chicago Sky alongside the 2024 7th overall pick, in exchange for Sika Koné, the 8th overall pick in 2024, a 2025 2nd round pick, and the rights to swap a 2026 1st round pick.[9]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2022| align="left" | Minnesota| 31 || 4 || 11.7 || .548 || .273 || .738 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.4 || 6.0|-| align="left" | 2023| align="left" | Minnesota| 39 || 3 || 12.7 || .464 || .364 || .804 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 1.1 || 5.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team| 70 || 7 || 12.3 || .498 || .318 || .776 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 5.9

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2023| align="left" | Minnesota| 3 || 0 || 7.3 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 2.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 3 || 0 || 7.3 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 2.0

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile Nikolina Milić . basketball.eurobasket.com. 8 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Dominantna predstava u Areni – Srbija osvojila bronzu na Evrobasketu!. Serbian. б92. 8 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Lynx Sign Yvonne Turner and Nikolina Milić . lynx.wnba.com . WNBA . June 23, 2022.
  4. Web site: Borman . Jack . Fever 84, Lynx 80: Statement Sunday . canishoopus.com . SB Nation . June 23, 2022.
  5. Web site: Seehafer . Lucas . Nikolina Milić, a silver lining of Minnesota’s 2022 season . thenexthoops.com . The Next Hoops . June 23, 2022.
  6. Web site: Sylvia Fowles Cleared To Return . lynx.wnba.com . WNBA . June 23, 2022.
  7. Web site: Lynx Sign Forward Nikolina Milić . lynx.wnba.com . WNBA . June 26, 2022.
  8. Web site: Lynx Guard Aerial Powers Cleared To Play . lynx.wnba.com . WNBA . August 11, 2022.
  9. Web site: Sky swap 2024 WNBA draft picks, prospects with Lynx in trade. ESPN. Field Level Media. April 14, 2024. April 14, 2024.