Overview
- Topić recorded 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 11 minutes in a 105-86 win over the Nets, sparking a key fourth-quarter push.
- Head coach Mark Daigneault praised him as one of the NBA’s rare pure point guards who can organize and run a team.
- Addressing media for the first time since his October testicular cancer diagnosis, Topić described the challenges of chemotherapy.
- He said each step has felt better after an ACL layoff and treatment, progressing from a short G League stint to two NBA outings.
- Chet Holmgren commended Topić’s strength and character, as Oklahoma City prepares to host Cleveland on Sunday.