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• Thunder Notes: Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic, Chet Holmgren

The Thunder have rewarded several core players with contract extensions in recent years. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Cason Wallace could be next. The 22-year-old guard emerged as one of the NBA’s premier perimeter defenders this season, earning All-Defensive honors for the first time. Wallace led the league in steals and consistently frustrated opposing guards […] The post T...2026
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• Dunc'd On: 15 in 60 Young Player Progress Reports (Western Conference 3.30.26)

Nate and Danny check in on the progression of every young player of note in the West DAL: Cooper Flagg, AJ Johnson, Ryan Nembhard, Dereck Lively II, Moussa Cisse, Max Christie 1:21 DEN: Christian Braun, Julian Strawther, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, Jalen Pickett, DaRon Holmes 8:23 GSW: Will Richard, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, Quinten Post, Moses Moody 17:03 HOU: Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith...2026
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• Open Thread: OKC’s Nikola Topic made his NBA debut

The young guard began battling cancer before the season even began...2026
• Thunder’s Nikola Topic makes NBA debut after testicular cancer diagnosis

The reaction that Nikola Topić received captured the magnitude of the moment....2026
• Thunder’s Nikola Topic makes NBA debut after testicular cancer diagnosis

The reaction that Nikola Topić received captured the magnitude of the moment....2026
• Thunder's Nikola Topic receives standing ovation in NBA debut after cancer battle
Topić finished the game with two points, 1 rebounds and 1 assists in 12 minutes in his first NBA game....2026

• Topic debuts for Thunder after testicular cancer
Nikola Topic, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury and had not played this season after the cancer diagnosis, made his debut Thursday....2026
• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Available To Make NBA Debut Thursday
Nikola Topic is not on the Thunder‘s injury report for Thursday’s game vs. Milwaukee, which means he’ll be active to potentially make his NBA regular season debut, notes Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (subscriber link). The 12th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Topic missed the entire 2024/25 season due to a torn anterior cruciate […]...2026
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• Nikola Topic Returns To Action In G League

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic made his long-awaited return to the court in a G League game on Monday. In a victory for the Oklahoma City Blue over the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Topic played 16 minutes. The 20-year-old guard scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting and dished out seven assists. Topic missed his entire rookie season while recovering from a torn ACL he suffered while with KK Crv...2026
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• Thunder prospect Nikola Topic makes his G League debut after knee injury, cancer treatment
Oklahoma City Thunder prospect Nikola Topic has made his NBA G League debut after recovering from a major knee injury and undergoing cancer treatment. Topic had seven points and seven assists in 16 minutes for the Oklahoma City Blue in their 137-135 overtime victory over the Sioux Falls Skyforce on Monday night....2026
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• OKC's Topic returns to court after cancer diagnosis
Thunder prospect Nikola Topic made his NBA G League debut on Monday night after recovering from a major knee injury and undergoing cancer treatment....2026
• NBA Notes: Knicks, Josh Hart, Thunder, Nikola Topic, Pistons

Knicks The Knicks welcomed back Josh Hart after an eight-game absence caused by a right ankle injury suffered on Christmas Day, and the difference was noticeable. New York went 3-5 without Hart and posted the league’s third-worst defensive rating during that stretch, writes ESPN’s Vincent Goodwill. Hart finished with 18 points and six rebounds in […] The post NBA Notes: Knicks, Josh Ha...2026
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• Nikola Topic Resumes Training After Chemotherapy

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun workouts again after completing chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Topic's cancer was diagnosed during the preseason, and he immediately began treatment. "The chemotherapy has been successfully completed, and he is now returning to the training process, although he remained active even during the therapy," Topic's agent Misko Raznatovic said in a...2026
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic undergoing treatment for testicular cancer

Nikola Topic, the Thunder‘s lottery pick in the 2024 draft, is being treated for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced on Thursday, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman....2025
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• Thunder's Topic in treatment for testicular cancer
Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer, with general manager Sam Presti saying doctors are "extremely positive" about the long-term outlook....2025
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• NBA Notes: Nets, Kobe Bufkin, Thunder, Nikola Topic, Pacers

Nets The Nets have waived guard Kobe Bufkin, as reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Brooklyn later confirmed the move. Bufkin was traded from Atlanta to Brooklyn last month for $110,000 in cash considerations, joining a crowded backcourt that already featured recent first-rounders Ben Saraf, Egor Demin and Nolan Traore. The 22-year-old has battled injuries since […] The post NBA Notes: ...2025
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• 2024 NBA Mock Draft: SB Nation writers project the first round

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust The 2024 NBA Draft is widely viewed as one of the weaker classes ever, but that doesn’t mean that some teams won’t find real contributors in the first round. Our network of draft experts tried to project who they’d be. The 2024 NBA Draft isn’t seen as the strongest class in the league’s history, but between Alex Sarr, Zacchari...2024
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• The NBA Draft’s 60 best prospects in 2024, ranked

Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu via Getty Images Here’s our final top-60 big board for the 2024 NBA Draft. The 2024 NBA Draft feels like the weakest class to enter the league in a decade. You have to go back to 2013 for the last time a draft had such a distinct lack of starpower at the top, but that class also offers some valuable lessons for this one. Anthony Bennett was a shocking No. 1 ...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Here’s how we think the 2024 NBA Draft will actually play out. The 2024 NBA Finals are over with the Boston Celtics emerging as champions. The league is now ready to turn the page to next season, starting with the 2024 NBA Draft. The first round of the draft is happening on Wednesday, June 26 on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. ET, and for the first time, th...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Perfect picks for every team

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock draft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in the 2024 NBA Draft. An entire draft cycle has come and gone without the emergence of a clear No. 1 overall prospect. This is the type of draft bound to cause massive disagree on individual boards for executives even within the same team. A few storylines have emerged. Three young...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Instant projection after Hawks’ stunning lottery win

Here’s our instant projection of the 2024 NBA Draft with the order now finalized after the lottery drawing. The order for the 2024 NBA Draft is finally set, and the Atlanta Hawks are the lucky winners of the lottery with the No. 1 overall pick. The Hawks entered the drawing with the 10th-best odds overall with a three percent chance at the first pick, and somehow cashed it in. The Washington Wizar...2024
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"Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun workouts again after completing chemotherapy for testicular cancer."

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"The Number 1 player on my final 2024 draft board didn’t play this season as Nikola Topic recovered from a torn ACL for the Oklahoma City Thunder."

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"Alex Sarr, a 7’1 French big man playing for the Perth Wildcats in Australia, and Nikola Topic, a speedy 6’6 guard from Serbia, have been our top two prospects since the season began."

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"Our 2024 NBA mock draft has Serbian point guard Nikola Topic as the Number 1 player in the class."

• Thunder Notes: Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic, Chet Holmgren
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Available To Make NBA Debut Thursday
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• NBA Notes: Heat, Andrew Wiggins, Thunder, Nikola Topic, Bulls

Heat Miami explored plenty ahead of last Thursday’s deadline. It just didn’t like what it was hearing. According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, the Heat were not offered a first-round pick for Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, or Tyler Herro. Jackson adds that Miami could’ve landed a pair of second-rounders in a Wiggins deal, […] The post NBA Notes: Heat, Andrew Wiggins, Thunder, Nikola ...2026
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Undergoing Treatment For Testicular Cancer

Nikola Topic, the Thunder‘s lottery pick in the 2024 draft, is being treated for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced on Thursday, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman. According to Presti, Topic has begun chemotherapy and there’s no timeline for his return to the court. However, Presti added that doctors are “extremely positive” about […]...2025
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• Nikola Topic Being Treated For Testicular Cancer

Nikola Topic is currently being treated for testicular cancer and has no timetable for his return to play. Topic underwent a testicular procedure in early October and was ruled out for at least six weeks. Topic is undergoing chemotherapy and doctors are "extremely positive" about his long-term prognosis, according to Sam Presti. Topic missed his entire rookie season in 2024-25 due to a torn ACL. T...2025
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• Thunder Exercise 26-27 Team Options For Nikola Topic, Cason Wallace

The Oklahoma City Thunder have picked up the 2026-27 rookie scale team options for guard Nikola Topic and Cason Wallace. This is the third-year option for Topic and the fourth-year option for Wallace. Topic will now be under contract for next season for $5.4 million. Topic missed his rookie season while recovering from a torn ACL. He's currently recovering a testicular surgery and is expected to m...2025
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• Thunder Exercise 2026/27 Options On Topic, Wallace
The Thunder have exercised their 2026/27 team options on guards Nikola Topic and Cason Wallace, the team announced in a press release. Wallace, the 10th overall pick of the 2023 draft, will now earn a guaranteed $7,420,806 in ’26/27, which will be his fourth season. He will be eligible for a rookie scale extension next […]...2025
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• Nikola Topic Out 4-6 Weeks After Testicular Procedure

Nikola Topic will be reevaluated in four to six weeks after undergoing a testicular procedure on Monday. Topic sat out the entire 2024-25 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder after tearing his ACL ahead of the 2024 NBA draft. Topic was the 12th overall pick by the Thunder. Topic scored 10 points to go with seven assists over 31 minutes during Oklahoma City's preseason game on Sunday against the C...2025
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• Thunder rookie, No. 15 pick Thomas Sorber out for season with torn ACL
This is the second year in a row the Thunder's top draft pick missed the season with an ACL tear, it happened to Nikola Topic, too....2025
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• Thunder's Nikola Topic receives standing ovation in NBA debut after cancer battle
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• NBA Notes: Knicks, Josh Hart, Thunder, Nikola Topic, Pistons
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• Nikola Topic Out 4-6 Weeks After Testicular Procedure
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• 9 best NBA rookies at Las Vegas Summer League 2025, ranked

Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s rank the best rookies at NBA summer league. NBA Summer League doesn’t really matter, but still one of the most fun events on the league calendar. Team personnel and diehard fans converge in Las Vegas every year to get a first-look at rookies, check-in on second-year players, and gossip about the state of the league. Along the way, journeymen...2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era

Photo by Logan Riely /NBAE via Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship, and they’re only getting better. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, a...2025
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images These six teams could trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo if he wants out of Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo has given his all to the Milwaukee Bucks for 12 seasons. It’s becoming clear that the superstar forward has taken the franchise as far as he possibly could, and it feels like time for him to start looking for a new home. The Bucks’ season ended on ...2025
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA this season. The 2024 NBA Draft class will not go down in history for the top-end talent it produced, and that’s okay. Not every draft class can be full of franchise pillars: talent ebbs and flows through the years, with especially strong drafts like 2026 being balanced out by weaker years like this rookie class. J...2025
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• NBA free agency 2024 winners and losers, starring 76ers, Nuggets, Thunder, and more

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK Here are the winners and losers of 2024 NBA free agency so far. The biggest names on the 2024 NBA free agent market came off the board almost immediately. Paul George kept NBA insiders up until 3 a.m. before choosing the Philadelphia 76ers, and rest of the big names quickly followed suit with their decisions the next morning. The Oklahoma City...2024
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic makes NBA debut after testicular cancer diagnosis
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic makes NBA debut after testicular cancer diagnosis
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• Nikola Topic makes his NBA debut for the Thunder after testicular cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy
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• Northwest Notes: Topic, Blazers, Nnaji, Wolves, Harkless
Misko Raznatovic, the agent for Thunder guard Nikola Topic, shared an update on his client, telling the Serbian-based outlet Arena Sport TV that Topic has successfully completed chemotherapy to treat his testicular cancer, per Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman. “The chemotherapy was successfully completed, and he is now returning to the training process, although he […]...2026
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Receiving Treatment For Testicular Cancer at Age 20
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun chemotherapy after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the team confirmed this week. The 20-year-old underwent a biopsy on October 6 at Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center, which confirmed the diagnosis. Thunder general manager Sam Presti told reporters that the medical team is “extremely positive” about Topic’s outlook […] The post Thun...2025
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic begins chemotherapy for testicular cancer

Thunder guard Nikola Topic has been diagnosed with testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti announced Thursday, via The Oklahoman’s Justin Martinez. Presti said Topic has started chemotherapy, adding that there’s no timetable for his return. The Thunder GM emphasized that doctors are “extremely positive” about Topic’s prognosis, calling testicular cancer “the most cured” among males. […...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs teammates suck at passing to him, and the numbers are wild

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Victor Wembanyama’s teammates somehow can’t complete an open pass to the 7’4 rookie The San Antonio Spurs made a conscious decision not to rush into contention when the team won the lottery to land generational draft prospect Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick. Wembanyama seemed poised to be at least a solid player as a 19-...2023
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Rob Dillingham soars up board in latest first round projection

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock draft. By now, it’s widely accepted that the 2024 NBA Draft is weaker class. The lack of a bonafide No. 1 overall pick has been evident for more than a year, and this season has done little to separate the names at the top. Still, even bad drafts produce good players, and that should be a ray of h...2024
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• Thunder’s Nikola Topic Could Return To Action This Summer
With his team one win away from a championship, Thunder 2024 lottery pick Nikola Topic has been a forgotten man. He missed the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last July. However, Topic could return to action as soon as next month during the Las […]...2025
• Potential No. 1 Pick Nikola Topic Enters NBA Draft
Nikola Topic has decided to put his name into the NBA draft, agent Misko Raznatovic announced (via Twitter). In a year without a clear No. 1 pick, the 18-year-old Serbian star could be in contention for the first selection. He’s ranked fifth in ESPN’s latest list of the top 100 prospects and would fill a […]...2024
• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award

Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year award. The 2024 NBA Draft class was always a bit underwhelming, but that should make this year’s Rookie of the Year race even more wide open. The lack of a consensus top prospect a la Victor Wembanyama last year means that almost anyone can make a run to ROY this season, draft position be da...2024
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1. Cody Rhodes

2. LeBron James

3. Los Angeles Lakers

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1771. Nikola Topic

• Northwest Notes: Topic, Blazers, Nnaji, Wolves, Harkless
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• Nikola Topic Resumes Training After Chemotherapy
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• Thunder Exercise 26-27 Team Options For Nikola Topic, Cason Wallace
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• Western Notes: Topic, Rockets, Podziemski, Suns
The rotation the Thunder use this fall will look awfully similar to the one that won a championship earlier in the year, but there could be one notable new addition. Nikola Topic, the 2024 lottery pick who missed his entire rookie season due to a torn ACL, has impressed his teammates in training camp as […]...2025
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• NBA free agency 2024 winners and losers, starring 76ers, Nuggets, Thunder, and more
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• NBA Draft winners and losers: 4 teams who crushed it, 1 perfect fit, and 3 bad moments

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Here’s our 2024 NBA Draft winners and losers so far. For a class that didn’t have much excitement around it, the 2024 NBA Draft sure did produce a lot of interesting moments. There was Isaiah Collier falling to the bottom of the first round to the Utah Jazz, the Timberwolves making a bold trade into the top-10, Pistons going with a best player available st...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our latest projection of the 2024 NBA Draft now that March Madness is over. The 2024 NBA Draft cycle opened this summer with massive uncertainty over would who emerge as the No. 1 player in the class. With college basketball season now over, and UConn again reigning supreme, it feels like we’re no closer to a consensus answer. The lack of an obvio...2024
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