Before officially suiting up with the OKC Thunder for meaningful, regular season action this coming October, Nikola Topic will be representing his home country of Serbia during this summer's FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
Considering the amount of NBA talent stockpiled on the nation's roster, it was already assumed that the 20-year-old would wind up soaking up a ton of valuable wisdom and knowledge about what it takes to succeed in the association before even logging his first minutes.
However, the person, in particular, who seems to be leading the charge in mentoring the likes of Topic is actually one of the Thunder's most daunting rivals in Nikola Jokic.