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Brooklyn Nets: Nikola Milutinov eyeing exit from CSKA Moscow

The Brooklyn Nets retain the rights to ex-Euroleague player Nikola Milutinov, who is looking for an exit from Russia’s CSKA Moscow club.

Brooklyn’s own Nikola Milutinov, a former Euroleague basketball player who was suspended from play due to Russia’s actions against the Ukraine, is eyeing an exit from Russia’s CSKA Moscow club.

Milutinov is what’s known as a draft-and-stash prospect, who are stored for a team while the player continues to play and progress overseas. The San Antonio Spurs saw potential in Milutinov back in 2015, drafting him at the end of the first round. After storing him for years the Spurs shipped him to Brooklyn as a part of the Spencer Dinwiddie multi-team trade which occurred before the 2022 regular season .

Sources say that the seven-foot big man is looking to play on a bigger stage as he’s been competing in the VTB United League, a league consisting of mostly Russian clubs. Undoubtedly Russia’s ban from Euroleague competition limited Milutinov’s exposure and hurt their chances of keeping other talent.

Milutinov is rumored to be interested in returning to play in Europe, not the NBA.

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In an interview with Eurohoops, Nikola …

In an interview with Eurohoops, Nikola Milutinov says that San Antonio had no intentions about bringing him over to the NBA as well as saying the Spurs didn’t show interest in adding him. “To go there, I need to be invited to go there. I never had something official from them. It was only just talking. They were never serious about taking me, and I cannot go there by myself. They need to show me their will to take me and they didn’t in the previous years. I don’t regret it.”

For Maccabi Tel Aviv coach and former …

For Maccabi Tel Aviv coach and former coach of Milutinov on Olympiacos Giannis Sfairopoulos, there’s no doubt that the player is NBA ready. “I think that he’s improved himself so much that it’s a question why he’s not in the NBA. I think that you can’t easily find big guys of his height who are so skilled. Who can pass, who can shoot, who can post, who can handle the ball really well. Rebounding. I think he can play in the NBA or in the top level of EuroLeague. I think now, it’s up to him to decide. For me, he’s an NBA player,” Sfairopoulos said in an interview with Serbian website Nova.