Bucks targeting Pelicans forward Mirotic ahead of deadline

The Milwaukee Bucks are working on a smaller trade or two and have New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic in their sights, according to a report from Mitch Lawrence of Sporting News.

Mirotic was reportedly made available in talks late last month, before Pelicans star Anthony Davis requested a trade of his own. The Bucks have the league’s best record (39-13), but are looking to add some help for a long playoff run.

“The Bucks don’t have a lot of holes, but adding Mirotic, shooting 36.8 percent on 3-pointers while averaging 16.7 points in only 28.9 minutes per game, would fill one,” Lawrence wrote.