{"id":181894,"date":"2025-07-06T11:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=181894"},"modified":"2025-07-06T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T09:59:21","slug":"topic-dazzles-americans-serbian-basketball-gem-debuts-for-oklahoma-thrills-nba-with-his-moves-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/topic-dazzles-americans-serbian-basketball-gem-debuts-for-oklahoma-thrills-nba-with-his-moves-video\/","title":{"rendered":"TOPI\u0106 &#8220;DAZZLES&#8221; AMERICANS: Serbian Basketball Gem Debuts for Oklahoma, Thrills NBA with His Moves! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Young Serbian basketball player <strong>Nikola Topi\u0107<\/strong>, just over a year after being drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder, finally debuted for the team in the NBA Summer League. He showcased exactly why he was brought in and that he can be seriously counted on in the coming year, despite his team&#8217;s 80-92 loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikola played excellently tonight, and with some of his moves, he literally &#8220;dazzled&#8221; the Americans, who enthusiastically shared his highlights on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Topi\u0107&#8230; so crafty getting to the rim \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBASummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBASummer<\/a> action on ESPNU <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DhOONc1WzT\">pic.twitter.com\/DhOONc1WzT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1941641016605319446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Topi\u0107 scored <strong>14 points<\/strong> tonight, shooting <strong>4\/7 on two-pointers<\/strong> and <strong>2\/4 on three-pointers<\/strong>. He also grabbed <strong>one rebound<\/strong> and dished out <strong>four assists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his lineup, <strong>AJ Mitchell<\/strong> stood out the most with <strong>24 points<\/strong>, while for Memphis, the duo of <strong>Jaylen Wells<\/strong> and <strong>GG Jackson<\/strong> led the way, both scoring <strong>20 points<\/strong> each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, another Serbian basketball player, <strong>Stefan Todorovi\u0107<\/strong>, who played for Pepperdine University, was supposed to play tonight. 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He showcased exactly why he was brought in and that he can be seriously counted on in the coming year, despite his team&#8217;s 80-92 loss. 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