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The Oklahoma City Thunder pick up a team option for the 2026-27 season on the contract of 20-year-old Nikola Topic
By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Topic is working toward his NBA debut, more than one year after being drafted with the 12th overall pick in 2024, with his rookie deal guaranteed until the end of the 2026-27 season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, defending champions, exercised team options on the contracts of the Serbian point guard and of Cason Wallace on Sunday.
Per the press release: “The Oklahoma City Thunder exercised its third-year contract option on guard Nikola Topić and its fourth-year contract option on guard Cason Wallace, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.
Topić missed the 2024-25 season recovering from a left knee injury after he was selected 12th overall by the Thunder in the 2024 NBA Draft. He spent the 2023-24 season with Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League, where he averaged 15.1 points on 50.5% shooting to go along with 5.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game.
Wallace has appeared in 150 games (56 starts) during two seasons with the Thunder and registered averages of 7.5 points, 2.0 assists and 1.31 steals in 23.8 minutes. The Kentucky product was named to the 2024 and 2025 Rising Stars teams during All-Star weekend and he also received All-Rookie Second Team honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.”
Topic, 20, is projected to log his first appearance in the North American league in November, after starting the 2025-26 Regular Season on the injury list due to a testicular procedure in early October.