The projected lottery selection is dealing with an injury setback ahead of the draft.
A projected top-ten pick in the 2024 NBA Draft is dealing with a knee injury within a month of the event. On Wednesday, Nikola Topic's agent, Misko Raznatovic, confirmed toRight now, Topic is in Treviso, Italy, where he's at the NBA draft combine, which saw him go through the NBA's medical examination, including imaging.
The 18-year-old guard's draft stock shouldn't drop because of the injury, considering his youth and initial feedback on the injury. Soon, Topic will travel to the United States where he will be further examined and make a decision regarding his surgery and rehab. Topic is a 6-foot-7, playmaking guard with an incredibly high ceiling, and is the youngest projected first-round selection. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.9 assists with Mega MIS this past season. His 3-point shooting was inefficient, coming in at a 29 percent clip, but he shot 65 percent from the floor on 2-pointers.
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