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Future of Serbian NT

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Djurisic making noise at draft combine scrimmage:

https://twitter.com/League_Him/status/1790823434999480644

16/3/3 on 7-12 FG and 2-4 from 3. Game high +29 in 20 minutes. He is making a case for himself to be selected in the first round.

His playmaking catching eyes:

https://twitter.com/meridianbet/status/1790496084894052500

This is realisitc scouting on Djurisic's strengths and weaknesses:

https://twitter.com/BorisDirkPod/status/1788951258604196349

I would only add that his effort and focus have been laser good in the last 2 months of the season. He carried Mega hard in the final stretch of the season. Also, I wouldn't have anything against if he pans out similarly to Mario Hezonja, even though I'm not a big admirer of Hezonja's skill set, particularilly his decision making and shot selection. I think Djurisic even now has way more ball handling and playmaking than Hezonja.
 
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It seems like Djurisic had a positive showing at draft combine. I think his further development should be similar to Bogdanovic's, meaning it would probably be better if he stays at least one more season in Europe and continue to work on his game in some high level competition. Euroleague would be great
only if he gets enough minutes. Anything less than 15 minutes would not be beneficial for him. Zvezda might offer him that kind of role. A good Eurocup level team (from Spain for example) would enable him to play 2 strong competitions and lot of good games. He has a chance to go to NBA sooner than Bogdanovic because of his athleticism and explosiveness, especially on the first step. Also, his off the dribble mid range game is somethng that could differentiate him from many other talents.

https://x.com/DraftExpress/status/1791274275267121249
 
Djurisic, Kostic, Markovic, Bundalo are shining at Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso.

https://x.com/draftpoint2024/status/1797664081173946401

Kostic is a mega talent. He can score in every way in bunches. Potentially, Topic-Kostic-Djurisic is a perimeter you don't want to mess with. I wouldn't be surprised if Kostic gets some big money offer from college in near future.

Hopefully, our Federation is not sleeping on this young fellow:

https://x.com/draftpoint2024/status/1797658111211380797

Djurisic is well scouted:

https://x.com/_proinsight/status/1797537425931055575

Markovic is expected to have big role in Mega next season:

https://x.com/Scoutspects/status/1797011757191299191

Cool stuff. Youngsters are super talented.

https://x.com/BasketNews_com/status/1797187958505627838

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https://x.com/BasketNews_com/status/1798333895982923793

He is doing all this by relying just on his skill. There is a huge room for physical improvement, filling out his frame which will only boost his slashing game considering excellent size. But it's great to see that the kid is already going hard through contact and finishing tough layups. I can assume once he gets stronger it will be very hard to stop his driving and finishing around basket combined with his shooting touch. Topic, Djurisic, Kostic all of them love playing contact basketball. I think Kostic will have similar stats and trajectory as Topic in KLS next season if he doesn't go to college, which means he will be ready soon enough to play at ABA league level. Kostic will still be 17 when the next season starts.
 
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40284258/serbian-projected-top-10-pick-nikola-topic-torn-acl

What was held in secrecy for months and obviously treated in a wrong way has finally been revealed. This will almost certainly affect Topic's draft position and might have an impact on his career, but hopefully not. However, the way Raznatovic and the team around him handled Topic's injury in January is shameful. They jeopartized kid's health and possibly a career with hiding the degree of his injury and giving it a wrong treatment, only to save his high draft position. It backfired like it usually does. Topic lost months of proper treatment and rehab due to ill-advised guidance from the team around him.
 
Serbian_Layup said:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40284258/serbian-projected-top-10-pick-nikola-topic-torn-acl

What was held in secrecy for months and obviously treated in a wrong way has finally been revealed. This will almost certainly affect Topic's draft position and might have an impact on his career, but hopefully not. However, the way Raznatovic and the team around him handled Topic's injury in January is shameful. They jeopartized kid's health and possibly a career with hiding the degree of his injury and giving it a wrong treatment, only to save his high draft position. It backfired like it usually does. Topic lost months of proper treatment and rehab due to ill-advised guidance from the team around him.
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Wow. You have to always look long term. If Topic good he will have his NBA career and millions whatever his draft pick. Now he screwed his reputation, reminded us about Serbians reputation and possibly screwed his career is there will be complications.
 
Straight forward said:
Wow. You have to always look long term. If Topic good he will have his NBA career and millions whatever his draft pick. Now he screwed his reputation, reminded us about Serbians reputation and possibly screwed his career is there will be complications.
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LOL

​​​​The one thing you are consistent with is making incredibly stupid generalizations caused by mostly lack of education and prejudices. I already tried to point it out to you couple of times.

Topic is just a kid. He did what people advised him to do, he is not a doctor. Connecting this to his reputation or impying on his moral is just beyond stupid. The team around him was not clever about his injury, they just lost him a months of proper rehab thinking he will be fine because of his youth.
 
Serbian_Layup said:
LOL

​​​​The one thing you are consistent with is making incredibly stupid generalizations caused by mostly lack of education and prejudices. I already tried to point it out to you couple of times.

Topic is just a kid. He did what people advised him to do, he is not a doctor. Connecting this to his reputation or impying on his moral is just beyond stupid. The team around him was not clever about his injury, they just lost him a months of proper rehab thinking he will be fine because of his youth.
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I was referring to those people who advised him that obviously. Hello :) Besides, surely he has also his own word and his own environment of close people and he is a moral agent. We are talking about 19yo and not 5yo. Off course he is not an expert on how to act in this situation, but all sides that impacted this made a stupid decision taking all his career at risk.. My education...:D
 
Straight forward said:
I was referring to those people who advised him that obviously. Hello :) Besides, surely he has also his own word and his own environment of close people and he is a moral agent. We are talking about 19yo and not 5yo. Off course he is not an expert on how to act in this situation, but all sides that impacted this made a stupid decision taking all his career at risk.. My education...:D
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You wrote 'reminded us about Serbians reputation'...Hello to you too...Do a better job with your wording if you want to be clear. Unless making bad generalizations is your habbit.
 
https://x.com/_proinsight/status/1798877702000435316

Kostic and Djurisic are definitely 2 best wing prospects in the country. Kostic has better touch and is more efficient than Djurisic, while Djurisic is better playmaker. They both have great size and solid athleticism. Kostic has much more room for physical improvement, he might even grow an inch. Just like Djurisic, Kostic has a great frame to fill out at time, which will make him really tough to guard considering his already advanced ISO play. I think Kostic will be playing for Dynamic in KLS next season, but I wouldn't be surprised if some college teams splash big money to lure him.
 
https://www.si.com/nba/draft/newsfeed/adidas-eurocamp-prospect-profile-nikola-bundalo

“One of the biggest mentors to me, which wasn't really game, but was more mental, was Kevin Garnett,” Bundalo told Draft Digest. “We kind of have the same build, like he wasn't really big, but his mentality is something that I try to take as much as I can. I’m a dog. I dunk on somebody and yell in their face. I think mentality is a big separator because if you don't, you can’t dominate at any level anymore. You really gotta have that self-confidence.”

LOL, kid definitely has personality. Top 30 prospect in 2025 draft class. Looking forward getting to know his game in U18 championship. Apparently, James Harden was impressed with his talent and exchanged numbers with him. Kostic, Bundalo, Bosnjakovic, Drezgic, Radosic...super talented U18 team, gonna be extremely hot this summer :cool:
 
https://x.com/PDTScouting/status/1801716363037118836

Topic has taken all attention this season, but Drezgic is also an excellent prospect with high upside. Different than Topic, plays in a slower pace and relies on smooth shooting. Also a flashy passer. Should be vital player in U18 team. Aside from Topic and Drezgic, I would also add Stankovic as a nice PG prospect with great body. He will be playing for U20 team this summer.
 
Curious to see where will Topic and Djurisic fall in the draft today. I think Topic is out of top 10 due to injury and will likely be drafted in top 15, maybe even top 20. The most important thing is that there is no structural damage in his knee, so if he still gets drafted in top 10 despite injury it's good news and probably means optimistic medical projection regarding his knee. I expect Djurisic to be drafted in the second round, probably mid to late second round. Even though he did great in the second half of the season, I think there are concerns about his shooting and the fact that he is used to play on ball which is difficult to translate in NBA and it's questionable whether he can adapt to play more as off ball threat. I don't think he can be the type of player who can play without ball in his hands. Draft will be important for Djurisic because if he ends up in the first round, he will most likely stay in NBA next season. Second round probably means he will be stashed in Europe. Zvezda is interested to bring him, but he should probably explore some high Eurocup level teams. Spain would be great for his development, he would often play vs Eurolegaue teams and basically 2 strong competitions every week.
 
https://x.com/okcthunder/status/1806138831801885054

Topic is a Thunder! I only wish a good health to this kid, everything else will be as good as advertised if he stays healthy.

Now, it seems strange that Thunder gave up on Giddey and immediately drafted such talent as Topic. They may have lost trust in Giddey and see Topic as a potential running mate with SGA. SGA/Topic could work in a similar way as Doncic/Irving combo in Dallas. Too early to talk about it though, because Topic is most likely out for entire next season due to rehab. That is not good but Thunder have experience and patience with such cases, Holmgren missed his entire rookie year too and came back last season showing off his potential and played entire season. Another thing to keep in mind, Presti is one of the best talent evaluators in NBA, so Topic must be highly appreciated and would definitely be top 5 or even top 3 pick if not for injury.

Another thing to consider is that OKC may have drafted Topic to use him as valuable piece in some trade because they are in win now situation and might be looking to upgrade their roster with players who are ready to contribute immediately. It's a bit uncertain what's going to happen, but getting healthy is priority for Topic. The good thing is that if it's going to be a redshirt season, he can use a lot of time to work on his shot which is his biggest weakness, so he can still make major improvement even if he is not playing.

Djurisic will probably be drafted tonight. Heading back to Europe is most realistic option, just need to be smart about picking new team. Sources say Zvezda is a done deal, but given how bad developmental organization they are, he could consider different options.​
 
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