When the OKC Thunder selected Nikola Topic with the 12 overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft, many believed the organization came away with a true steal of a selection.
Prior to going down with a torn ACL roughly a month before draft day while playing with Crvena zvezda of the ABA, the Serbian guard was believed to be a strong contender to be taken with the top pick in that June's festivities.
To the delight of Thunder fans, the club managed to add such a prospect in the back-end of the lottery.
Now, while there was some reason to believe that his buzz as a legitimate number one option may have been influenced by the fact that last year's class was considered to be somewhat lacking in high-upside talent, recently, ESPN's Bobby Marks shared a rather exciting revelation that should certainly put such doubt to rest.