European star Vasilije Micic has agreed to a three-year, $23.5M contract with the Thunder, agent Jason Ranne tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Micic traveled to Oklahoma City a few weeks ago to discuss a potential contract with the Thunder. A report last week from Christos Tsaltas of Sportal.gr stated that Micic was “determined” to play in the NBA in 2023-24, and now he’ll be coming stateside on a lucrative multiyear deal.
Micic, 29, was selected by Philadelphia with the 52nd overall pick in the 2014 draft. The Sixers traded his draft rights in 2020 to the Thunder, who have held them for the last three years.
The 6-foot-5 guard has been playing in Europe since 2010 and has been a member of Anadolu Efes since 2018. He won back-to-back EuroLeague championships with the club in 2021 and 2022 and was named the EuroLeague’s Most Valuable Player in 2021. He and Anadolu Efes have also claimed Turkish League titles in 2019, 2021 and 2023, with Micic earning Finals MVP honors this year.
The Thunder already have several young guards on their roster, but they seem quite high on the Serbian veteran. According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, several teams trade to acquire Micic’s rights during last month’s NBA Draft, including the Jazz, but OKC decided to retain him.
Micic averaged 16.0 points, 5.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 31 EuroLeague contests last season, posting a .435/.357/.870 shooting line in 31 games (31.3 minutes).
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