The Oklahoma City Thunder used the No. 12 pick to select Nikola Topic in the 2024 NBA Draft who many compare to former No. 6 overall pick Josh Giddey. Thunder General Manager Sam Presti was asked about that thought process on Wednesday night.
The Thunder certainly have an archetype they look for, high-level processing, passing, size for position, versatility and a fully healthy Topic checks those boxes. Those are the reasons the Serbian was projected to go in the top-five prior to another knee injury.
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