As the San Antonio Spurs prepare for the 2024 NBA Draft, a bunch of mock drafts have seen them select the same player: Nikola Topic. The six-foot-six Serbian guard is a consensus top-10 pick. And Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report’s latest mock has the same prediction: San Antonio selecting Topic with the fourth pick in the draft.
“Another knee injury could complicate evaluations and decisions on Nikola Topić, who’s going to miss the rest of the Adriatic League playoffs,” Wasserman wrote. “However, there has been no indication of any serious damage, and the San Antonio Spurs have presumably seen enough to have confidence in Topić’s playmaking and rim pressure.
“He should be in the best-player-available conversation around No. 4, while his ball-screen play and passing could give him an extra edge for a team that needs more creation and a guard to make the game easier for Victor Wembanyama.”
The Spurs are going to be looking for playmaking help this summer, and Topic would definitely fit the bill.
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