After years of speculation, the Oklahoma City Thunder were finally able to add EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic to their roster.
The Thunder agreed to sign Micic to a three-year, $23.5 million deal, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Over the last several weeks, it feels like momentum was heading in this direction. Micic recently visited OKC for the first time, which Thunder general manager Sam Presti commented on following last week’s rookie introductory presser.
“I don’t really have anything specific I can get into right now. He was obviously here, which is great because it’s been something we wanted — to have him on-site at some point — but he’s such an accomplished player. He’s always playing in a tournament or a national team or deep into the summer, but it was great,” Presti told reporters following the presser. “We know him very well. He’s got a great relationship with our organization. But it was really nice to spend some time with him while he was on our soil and it was great. But I couldn’t tell you exactly what that means as of yet.”
With the addition, the Thunder adds one of the best international players in the world. The 29-year-old is a highly decorative guard who’s won the EuroLeague championship twice.
The Thunder acquired Micic’s draft rights from the Philadelphia 76ers in 2020 in the Al Horford trade. He was drafted 52nd overall in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.
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