Nikola Đurišić

Nikola Đurišić
Никола Ђуришић
Đurišić with Mega in 2023
Mega Superbet
PositionSmall forward
LeagueSerbian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004
Ghent, Belgium
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2024: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Drafted byMiami Heat
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2024Mega Basket
2020–2021→OKK Beograd
2024–2026College Park Skyhawks
2026–presentCrvena zvezda
2026–present→Mega
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Nikola Đurišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ђуришић; born 23 February 2004) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Mega Superbet of the Serbian League (KLS) and the ABA League, on loan from Crvena zvezda. Đurišić began his professional career playing for Mega Basket in Serbia, and was drafted with the 43rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.

Early life and career

Đurišić was born in Ghent, Belgium where his Montenegrin professional footballer father, Duško Đurišić, had been playing at the time.[1] His mother is Vesna Čitaković, a Serbian professional volleyball player with a national team resume, helping Serbia win silver medal at the 2007 European Championship and bronze at the 2006 World Championship.[1]

Young Đurišić spent his early childhood in Belgium, Italy, Turkey and Germany with his mother as she pursued professional volleyball, before he moved to Belgrade, Serbia when he was eight. His uncle, Perica Đurišić, a basketball coach, introduced him to the game.[2]

Đurišić played basketball for the KK Banjica youth system before he joined the Mega Basket youth system in 2017.[3] At the 2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, he averaged 16.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and won the All-Tournament Team selection.[4][5]

In May 2022, was named the Euroleague NGT Finals MVP and honored with Euroleague NGT All-Tournament Team, after his team won the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament for the 2021–22 season.[6][7][8]

Professional career

Mega Basket (2020–2024)

In September 2020, Mega Basket loaned Đurišić to OKK Beograd for the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia. Over 29 regular season games, he averaged 16.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and three assists per game.[9]

Đurišić made his senior debut in the ABA League for Mega Basket on 11 April 2021 in a 84–76 loss to FMP making only 17 seconds of playing time.[10] On his 18th birthday, 23 February 2022, Đurišić signed his first professional contract with Mega Basket.[11] In 2022–23 season, Đurišić became one of the team leaders, averaging 13.1 points, 3.7 assists and 3 rebounds over 24 ABA League games. During the 2023–24 season, Đurišić averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds on 46.3% shooting from the field, in 30 ABA League games with Mega.

College Park Skyhawks (2024–2026)

On 27 June 2024, Đurišić was selected with the 43rd overall pick by the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA draft; however, immediately on draft night, he was traded along with cash to the Atlanta Hawks via a three-way trade with the Houston Rockets.[12] On 26 October 2024, Đurišić signed with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League.[13]

On July 11, 2025, Đurišić signed with the Atlanta Hawks but did not make the final roster.[14]

Crvena zvezda (2026–present)

On 18 March 2026, Đurišić signed with Crvena zvezda until the end of the 2027–28 season.[15]

Loan to Mega (2026–present)

Ðurišić was subsequently loaned to Mega Basket until the end of 2025–26 season.[16]

National team career

Đurišić was a member of the Serbia U16 national team that participated at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in Udine, Italy. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.7 points, three rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[17] He was a member of the Serbia U19 national team at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. Over three tournament games, he averaged 7.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[18]

On 25 February 2022, Đurišić made his debut for the Serbia national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, just two days after his 18th birthday. In a 75–63 win over Slovakia, he recorded 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals in 20 minutes of playing time.[19][20][21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

Adriatic League

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Mega Basket 1 14.0 .670 .000 .800 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 4.0
2021–22 19 18.6 .390 .500 .790 2.1 1.9 0.6 0.0 6.1 5.1
2022–23 22 28.3 .410 .220 .700 3.0 3.7 1.1 0.1 13.3 12.1
2023–24 26 30.7 .450 .330 .740 2.7 3.4 1.0 0.4 14.4 14.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Mega Basket 2 26.9 .440 .400 .500 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 11.0 9.5
2023–24 4 33.8 .510 .380 .760 3.8 4.5 2.0 0.8 22.3 23.5

See also

References

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  2. ^ "TANDEM ZA BUDUĆNOST NAŠE KOŠARKE Jedan je novi Nikola Jokić, drugi je debitovao sa 16 godina u ABA ligi, a obojica su Megini zlatni juniori". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Nikola Đurišić #45 Bek". bcmegabasket.net. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ "DJURISIC, NIKOLA U18 Mega SoccerBet Belgrade 7 Guard". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "ANGT Finals Valencia: Best 5". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Djurisic named ANGT Finals MVP after helping Mega to title". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Pretty in pink: Mega beat NGS celebrate first ANGT crown". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade 82 61 U18 Next Generation Select Team". euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Nikola Đurišić, OKK Beograd". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Mega Basket Beograd 76-84 FMP Beograd". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Poklon za 18. rođendan Nikole Đurišića: Prvi profesionalni ugovor sa Megom Mozzart". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Draft Rights to Nikola Djurisic". NBA.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "College Park Skyhawks Finalize Training Camp Schedule and Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Sign Forward/Guard Nikola Đurišić". NBA.com. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Nikola Đurišić is the new player of Red Star!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  16. ^ "NIKOLA ĐURIŠIĆ HAS RETURNED TO MEGA SUPERBET". bcmegabasket.net. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  17. ^ "2019 U16 Serbia Nikola DJURISIC Forward". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Nikola Đurišić, F, 2021 World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Serbia 1st Round Group A Final Score 75 63 Belgrade (SRB) Slovakia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Đurišić: Fenomenalan debi - nisam mogao bolje da zamislim; Ristić: Po novu pobedu u Slovačkoj". rtv.rs. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Srpski biser nakon debija za reprezentaciju: Adekvatan poklon za 18. rođendan". nova.rs. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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