ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

219 | 12 hours ago

He looked pretty nice out there! Was throwing out great dimes left and right. Love to see it

butterbeancd | Thunder

77 | 12 hours ago

He’s one of the rare guys nowadays whose passing really pops. Every time he plays, he has at least a couple really nice passes that nobody else on the team would even attempt.

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

41 | 11 hours ago

Best nba player who’s first name is Nikola today.

fineseries81

2 | an hour ago

You, sir, win the internetz today

Easy_Zebra_8189

5 | 7 hours ago

If your name is Nikola you probably know how to pass.

kostajepaosmosta

3 | 6 hours ago

Your avrege Nikola by Serbian standards

Poverty_Shoes | Nuggets

16 | 11 hours ago

Double-double in your first career start is wild, especially with assists. I’m envious of your positivity though, I would prefer the Thunder not have another awesome player if that’s who he turns into.

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

12 | 10 hours ago

Jokic called Topic the future of Serbian basketball so I’m sure that’s a great sign for the thunder 🙃

Nidzo_888 | Serbia

109 | 12 hours ago

He was great at the start, then he look gassed afterwards, which is obviously normal considering he played 38 minutes (Plus the Denver altitude).

Would love to see him with Serbia this summer for the 2 games of the World Cup qualifiers.

butterbeancd | Thunder

35 | 12 hours ago

I didn’t even think about the altitude, that’s a good point. He was really clearly running on fumes in the fourth quarter. Missed a gimme layup, his handle got way looser, and he had some rough turnovers.

But through the first three quarters, he showed a ton of promise. I’m really excited to see what he looks like after this summer, when he’ll actually be able to get back in shape and work on his game.

peakelyfe | OKC

4 | 2 hours ago

The man was undergoing chemo a few months ago…even without the altitude, totally understandable he wouldn’t be ready for 38 minutes

TheFatmanRises | Heat

79 | 12 hours ago

He’s gonna be problem

JohnWalI | Wizards

74 | 12 hours ago

Dude was basically a lock for top 3 before his ACL tear and the league let him drop all the way to OKC i can’t believe it man

TheRealGooner24 | Thunder

9 | 4 hours ago

Not the league but the 10 franchises who drafted ahead of us. Thank you very much.

Folk-Herro | Heat

17 | 11 hours ago

I really wanted him to fall to Miami but honestly, I still don’t get what the plan is In OKC with him, SGA, McCain and Mitchell.

TheRealGooner24 | Thunder

8 | 4 hours ago

Tradeable asset down the line.

gedbybee | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

Yup. Strong asset management. That guy has never played 2k gm mode and it shows.

Parallel-Quality

30 | 12 hours ago

If I’m an up and coming team that needs a PG, I would try to buy low on this guy

Humble-Resolution449

29 | 11 hours ago

Honestly, probably couldn’t get him. Thunder have a roster crunch, 2 max guys and a super max guy, and more picks than they need. And he looks promising. Presti hoping he can be the one that buys low on his extension.

lethalizered | Thunder

12 | 11 hours ago

I think the opposite really, I think Presti will try to get under the second apron this summer(can’t really escape it the next summer) and Topic looks like a casualty to that cap crunch this summer.

By shedding the contracts of Dort, Kenrich and Topic he can get under the second apron.

We’ll see what he does.

ThePringlesOfPersia | OKC

3 | 9 hours ago

Second apron doesn’t really affect the Thunder that much because the roster is pretty static and the harshest penalties would not kick in until after this CBA can be opted out of. I believe Presti has spoken about this so I don’t know that he’d be in a rush to shed salary.

lethalizered | Thunder

3 | 9 hours ago

The 2027 Summer will hit like a bulldozer after the Shai supermax kicks in, so I still think he’ll get under the second apron for one more summer.

That’s my personal theory at least.

Edit: Quote from Presti last summer:

“But as constituted right now, we wouldn’t face the repeater penalties until the next CBA. So we’re far from that. The aprons, remains to be seen how we interact with those. But we’ll have to learn as we go along.”

Miserable-Driver4045

1 | 9 hours ago

Topic isn’t going anywhere…

lethalizered | Thunder

3 | 9 hours ago

We’ll see man, it’s just a prediction.

Miserable-Driver4045

3 | 8 hours ago

Sorry man, didn’t mean to sound rude… What I meant to say is that he has impressive offensive potential. He could of had 17 assist if shots were made.

Ramikadyc | Thunder

27 | 12 hours ago

In a couple years, this dude’s gonna be such a dawg. I’m excited.

Skylightt

19 | 11 hours ago

OKC is literally built how you build a team in MyNBA

Easy_Zebra_8189

18 | 12 hours ago

The only guy who actually tried to play a proper game tonight.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

17 | 12 hours ago

He needs to cut down on the TOs though that handle is really rough but his passing and shooting were good

Responsible-Bass4020 | Thunder

19 | 12 hours ago

felt like the TOs were mostly him trying to do a flashy pass, had 4 in the 4th when we went tank mode. Just a rookie so def can be worked on

xzadetechnoHD | Thunder

15 | 12 hours ago

Andrew schlecht noted that you can still see the port scar from where he received chemo incredible he can put up a double double at the nba level this soon after

Miserable-Driver4045

2 | 9 hours ago

It is astonishing…

ChilledGopher

13 | 12 hours ago

Dude’s pretty good honestly. Looks a little overwhelmed physically on the court at times but that’s to be expected.

AcceptableHamster419

9 | 12 hours ago

He’s barely played enough to get used to NBA speed. He might crack the rotation next year.

For now just happy for him with zero expectations.

Miserable-Driver4045

2 | 9 hours ago

He could start by next season…

Top-Lane-Bad

7 | 10 hours ago

I’m saying this now but Topic is a stud player. People forget but he fell hard in the draft because of his injury at the time. He was suspected top 5? I think and he went at like 10-14 I think.

The fact the Thunder have Ajay a SRP who worked out and then you add a lottery pick PG to the picture on top od having you know… SGA, like damn talk about being hella rich.

butterbeancd | Thunder

3 | 9 hours ago

The Thunder’s first-round pick last year, Thomas Sorber, also missed the whole season after tearing his ACL. So next year, OKC will basically be adding guys picked 12th (Topic) and 15th (Sorber), as well as potentially two first-rounders this year (currently projected at picks 12 and 17).

Miserable-Driver4045

3 | 9 hours ago

YIKES

CaskJeeves | Raptors

1 | 20 minutes ago

Jesus Christ, Presti is a goddamn wizard

__NOT__MY__ACCOUNT__

6 | 11 hours ago

I happened to tune in to this one, and he looked NICE out there

QueueCueQ | Nuggets

3 | 10 hours ago

The thunder are scary now that they have a Nikola Xxxic.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

4 | 9 hours ago

Super happy for Topic after what he’s been through these last few years

southpawFA | Thunder

2 | 10 hours ago

He, Carlson, McCain, and Wiggins were good as a group together. They only played 8 guys all game. Nikola looked tired from it, which isn’t surprising since he just overcame cancer and was playing G-league games, really.

tooObviously | Thunder

-1 | 10 hours ago

dude had 8 turnovers and were optimistic, i must be the only thunder fan not high on this guy

Osmarku | Nuggets

8 | 9 hours ago

It’s his first start

tooObviously | Thunder

-2 | 8 hours ago

i mean, it’s with bench teammates against the other teams bench players so not too much weight there

5 turnovers sure but 8?

kostajepaosmosta

4 | 6 hours ago

He went for 0/5 and 4 TO in the 4th, some might say he ran out of gas.

Going ⁶⁄₇ and 8 assists to 3 TO is great in 3 quarters for a first start

Miserable-Driver4045

1 | 9 hours ago

You can’t see the incredible raw talent. He has extreme offensive potential.

MuchAbouAboutNothing | Thunder

1 | 8 hours ago

Me too, seems to me like a Giddey 2.0 which is an archetype we were happy to move on from

tooObviously | Thunder

2 | 8 hours ago

dude exactly. and he’s shorter/t rex arms. he does have a decent first step/burst that giddey never had and a slightly more promising shot. i just don’t know what role he has for us

Easy_Zebra_8189

1 | 7 hours ago

Shorter hands basically means very good shooting but weaker defense.

SanderSRB

-1 | 12 hours ago

Dort’s stinker ruined what would have been a Topic legacy game

In his first career start after beating cancer earlier this season, Nikola Topic get his first double-double: 14 points (6-12 shooting, 2-3 from 3), 11 assists, 4 steals