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Nikola Topic

20-Year-Old GuardG
Oklahoma City Blue  G League  
Oklahoma City Blue
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The No. 12 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Topic missed his entire rookie season while recovering from a torn ACL. He was cleared for basketball activities toward the end of the 2024-25 campaign but never saw game action. He made his Thunder debut during Summer League, showcasing intriguing offensive upside while struggling with efficiency. The reigning champs are running it back in 2025-26, led by the regular-season and Finals MVP. Topic will compete for the primary backup spot behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with Ajay Mitchell, Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso. Topic has a higher upside than any of the returning reserves, but with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren leading the way, Oklahoma City doesn't need another star soaking up usage. Topic will have to earn more minutes by playing efficiently in limited action, which may take time. Without a guaranteed role on a contending team, selecting Topic comes with obvious risk, but his unique skill set gives him immense fantasy potential, so managers have to keep close tabs on him. Topic is expected to miss the first month of the regular season after undergoing testicular surgery. Read Past Outlooks
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Current Season
#386
Last 30 Days
#398
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#236
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Overall
Height 6'6"
Weight 200
DOB 8/10/2005
College Serbia
Drafted 1st Rd, #12 in 2024
$Signed a two-year, $10.12 million contract with the Thunder in July of 2024. Thunder exercised $5.43 million team option for 2026-27 in October of 2025. Contract includes $7.48 million team option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

From Novi Sad, Serbia, Topic joined the Crvena Zvezda youth system in 2020 and was the youngest player to score a point for the team in EuroLeague play in 2022 when he was just 16 years old. He began the 2023-24 season playing for Mega MIS in the Adriatic league before transferring back to Crvena Zvezda, where he suffered a knee injury. Topic returned to action at the end of April and is expected to be 100 percent healthy for the NBA's Summer League. Between the two teams, Topic averaged 15.9 points, 5.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds across 20 total appearances. At 6-foot-6, Topic is a big guard who can get where he wants and makes the right play more often than not. He has excellent pace when driving to the basket, can finish with both hands and is a great distributor who looks like a veteran with the ball in his hands. Topic appeared confident shooting from the top of the key when opponents played drop coverage in pick-and-rolls, but his 3-point shooting needs to improve as he shot only 30% from deep in 2023-24. His frame suggests he can develop into a rangy defender who can disrupt passing lanes, but he needs to put on weight to become a capable one-on-one defender in the NBA. Topic is one of the youngest prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft and will be 19 years old for his entire rookie campaign. Without an improved jumper, Josh Giddey is an apt comparison for a rookie Topic, but the youngster also has shades of Luka Doncic and Goran Dragic. The Slovenian stars are 6-8 and 6-4, respectively, so Topic's build has him somewhere in between, though it wouldn't be shocking to see him continue to grow. Topic would likely benefit from joining a team in a full rebuild, so he can have plenty of developmental minutes early on.

Assigned to G League on Sunday
GOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
March 8, 2026
The Thunder assigned Topic to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Topic spent only a day with the NBA club and didn't play before being sent back to the G League. The guard is coming off a couple of productive appearances with 28 and 29 points, respectively, in his last two starts for the Blue. While he's not expected to feature in NBA play in the short term, he could see significant minutes over the final weeks of the G League regular season.
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How does Nikola Topic compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
50.0%
 
Effective Field Goal %
50.0%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
31.3%
 
Free Throw Rate
0.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
4.3%
 
Defensive Rebound %
11.8%
 
Total Rebound %
8.2%
 
Assist %
25.2%
 
Steal %
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Block %
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Turnover %
29.7%
 
Usage %
22.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
5.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
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Recalled by G League
GOklahoma City Thunder
March 7, 2026
The Thunder recalled Topic from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Saturday, Rylan Stiles of SI.com reports.
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Scores 29 points in loss
GOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
March 5, 2026
Topic produced 29 points (10-18 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 5-6 FT), four rebounds and nine assists in 34 minutes Wednesday during the G League Oklahoma City Blue's 129-120 loss to the South Bay Lakers.
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Heading back to G League
GOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
March 1, 2026
Oklahoma assigned Topic to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Saturday, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports.
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Returns from G League
GOklahoma City Thunder
February 27, 2026
The Thunder recalled Topic from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Friday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Assigned to G League
GOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
February 27, 2026
Oklahoma City assigned Topic to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Friday, Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic reports.
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Could return in late November
GOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
October 6, 2025
Topic will be sidelined between four and six weeks after undergoing a testicular procedure, meaning he won't be able to make his NBA debut until late November at the earliest, according to Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com.
ANALYSIS
Topic will be re-evaluated in that initial four-to-six-week timeframe, so it's still uncertain when he'll be able to make his NBA debut. The floor general missed the entire 2024-25 campaign while rehabbing from an ACL injury.
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