Jan. 8, 2026, 8:45 p.m. CT
Continuing to ramp up his pregame warmup activity, Nikola Topic cleared a major hurdle for his eventual NBA debut. His agent, Misko Raznatovic, recently told Serbia’s Arena Sport TV that he has completed his chemotherapy for his testicular cancer.
“The chemotherapy was successfully completed, and he is now returning to the training process, although he was active during the therapy as well,” Raznatovic said. “It’s hard to pinpoint a timeline, but I sincerely hope he gets minutes this year, not only in the G League but on the NBA floor as well, if everything goes the way it is right now.”
The Oklahoma City Thunder have fully supported Topic since his testicular cancer diagnosis in Oct. 2025. After playing in the 2025 Summer League and one preseason game, he underwent surgery to determine if he had cancer. That turned out to be the case, as Sam Presti told the media.
Presti said that Topic’s medical group was confident he’d beat it with chemotherapy and eventually return to basketball activities. He also noted that testicular cancer is one of the more curable forms of male cancer.
Over the last month, Topic has participated in pregame warmups. Which was obviously a positive sign in terms of how his cancer treatment went. It remains to be seen when the 20-year-old will finally make his NBA debut. Only half of the 2025-26 regular season remains as the Thunder sit at an NBA-best 31-7 record.
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The Thunder added Topic with the No. 12 pick of the 2024 NBA draft. He missed last season recovering from a torn ACL. Despite being a one-time NBA champion, he’s yet to suit up for OKC.