Nikola Topic to make 2026-27 regular season debut in Thunder-Clippers game
He will be available to make his 2026-27 regular season debut in their matchup against the LA Clippers.
Key points
- He was then limited to just 10 games in the 2025-26 season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer — which he eventually beat after several rounds of chemotherapy.
- After the Thunder declined his 2027-28 team option, he's essentially playing out a contract year as he'll be an unrestricted free agent this upcoming summer.
- With how dire the health situation is right now, the Thunder badly need NBA-capable bodies.
He had missed the first 12 games of the 2026-27 regular season recovering from offseason back surgery he had in June 2026.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have recalled Nikola Topic from the OKC Blue on Friday.
Additional details
- The Thunder will be without several top players for the foreseeable future.
- That said, Topic has a real chance to get minutes from the jump.
- This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire:.
- He missed the entire 2024-25 season with a torn ACL.
- He played in two G League games for the OKC Blue over the past week — just the first half in both — as part of his ramp-up process.
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