Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said this week that rookie Nikola Topicu0301 is currently on track in his rehabilitation from offseason surgery to repair a torn left ACL.
Topicu0301 suffered the non-contact injury with Crvena zvezda last season on May 13 against Partizan in Game 1 of the ABA League Finals. He underwent surgery on July 24 and was ruled out of playing for the entire season by the Thunder.
The 19-year-old has attacked his recovery daily and continues to reach various benchmarks in his return to the court. He is impressing his teammates and coaches in the process.