Overview
- The Thunder recalled Nikola Topić on Friday, Nov. 13, and listed him available to make his 2026-27 regular-season debut at the Los Angeles Clippers that night.
- Topić returned from the OKC Blue after two G League games in which he averaged 9 points, 2.5 assists and 2 steals in 14 minutes while shooting 57.1 percent from the field.
- He missed OKC’s preseason and the start of the season after a minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy in June 2026 and was eased back into game action via the G League.
- Topić’s early NBA career has been repeatedly interrupted by major health setbacks, including a torn ACL that cost the 2024-25 season and a 2025 testicular cancer diagnosis that limited him to 10 games in 2025-26.
- With core players sidelined and the team having declined his 2027-28 option, Topić has an immediate pathway to rotation minutes and a contract-year chance to shape his offseason free-agent value.