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Atlanta Hawks Reportedly Interested In Serbian Olympics Star

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated Aug 17, 2024 3:08 PM ET

Aleksa Avramović is coming off a summer where he played for the Serbian Men's Basketball team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The 29-year-old was one of the team's best players, and averaged 10.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest in seven games.

Serbia defeated Germany to win the Bronze medal.

SERBIA STOOD UP, FOUGHT BACK, GOT THE BRONZE! #Paris2024 x #Basketball pic.twitter.com/CORZQNgDri
— FIBA (@FIBA) August 10, 2024

Recently, Ozonpress reported that the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers have an interest in signing the talented guard (h/t BasketNews).

Eurohoops Türkiye (translated to English): " The Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers are interested in Aleksa Avramovic, who is set to join CSKA Moscow this summer.

Avramovic's contract with CSKA includes an NBA release clause valid until August 20."

Atlanta Hawks ve Los Angeles Clippers, bu yaz CSKA Moskova'ya transfer olan Aleksa Avramovic ile ilgileniyorlar.

Avramovic'in CSKA ile olan kontratında 20 Ağustos tarihine kadar geçerli bir NBA çıkış maddesi yer alıyor.

(via: @ozonpress) pic.twitter.com/M0OVaV9RYv
— Eurohoops Türkiye (@EurohoopsTR) August 17, 2024

Avramović was teammates with Hawks star Bogdan Bogdanovic during the Olympics.

Therefore, they already have a lot of chemistry.

Aleksa Avramovic. That's it. That's the tweet.#FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/Ch43mMuQfc
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 (@FIBAWC) September 8, 2023

Last season, Avramović averaged 10.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 49.7% from the field and 29.5% from the three-point range in 24 EuroLeague games for Partizan Mozzart Bet.

He is currently a member of CSKA Moscow.

Via CSKA Moscow on August 10: " @KSSrbije is a bronze medalist of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris!

Congratulations to CSKA guard Aleksa Avramovic and our former players Nikola Milutinov, Dejan Davidovac and all Serbian brothers with a victory in the third place game"

@KSSrbije is a bronze medalist of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris!

Congratulations to CSKA guard Aleksa Avramovic and our former players Nikola Milutinov, Dejan Davidovac and all Serbian brothers with a victory in the third place game

@FIBA pic.twitter.com/H0h6KKonop
— CSKA Moscow (@cskabasket) August 10, 2024

As for the Hawks, they finished last season as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-46 record.

They missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2020.

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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