Serbian basketball hopeful Nikola Topic has a partially torn ACL, according to his agent via Jonathan Givony of ESPN. It’s unclear how long they’ve known about the diagnosis, but the information was revealed during the NBA international draft in Italy. Teams ranked among the top 15 will have access to his medical diagnoses.
Topic, a 6’6″ point guard, suffered two knee injuries in 2024. He is expected to travel to the United States soon to meet with NBA doctors. If teams meet with him, he won’t be able to practice The subject was projected as a top four possible pick in 2024. NBA Draftbut its stock has fallen over the past month.
The first round of the NBA Draft will take place on June 26 and the second round on the 27th.
