Lottery Prospect Nikola Topic Suffers Knee Injury

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Lottery Prospect Nikola Topic Suffers Knee Injury 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Tue May 14, 2024 12:48 pm

Nikola Topic, a potential top-five pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, suffered a left knee injury on Monday. Topic was injured on a non-contact play after an awkward landing following making a pass. An MRI is scheduled for Tuesday to determine the extent of the injury.


The 6-foot-6 point guard was injured in Game 1 of the Adriatic League finals. Topic had returned to Crvena Zvezda after spending the early part of the season playing for Mega Bemax.


Topic is considered a top-five pick by most draft experts. Some even have him in consideration to go as high as the second pick. The 18-year-old missed four-and-a-half months earlier this season with an injury to same knee he injured on Monday.

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Re: Lottery Prospect Nikola Topic Suffers Knee Injury 

Post#2 » by Salty1 » Tue May 14, 2024 10:45 pm

I don't kknow about y'all, but we see what a bum knee gets you in Zion. Topic is becoming a gamble at only 18 years old.
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Re: Lottery Prospect Nikola Topic Suffers Knee Injury 

Post#3 » by Revived » Wed May 15, 2024 5:57 am

Wait so he’s missed significant time with sprains and injuries to the same knee in one calendar year before even turning 19?

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