Former Hawk Nikola Djurisic Signs With Crvena Zvezda

According to the announcement, Djurisic agreed to a multiyear contract that will run through the 2027/28 season. He also technically won’t join Crvena Zvezda right away, having been loaned to another Serbian club, KK Mega Basket, whom he played for from 2020-24.

The 43rd overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft, Djurusic was a domestic draft-and-stash prospect in ’24/25, spending his first season stateside with the College Park Skyhawks in the G League. He signed a three-year deal with Atlanta during the 2025 offseason, but only the first season of that contract was fully guaranteed, so he became the odd man out when the team needed room on its 15-man roster to promote two-way player Caleb Houstan in February.

Djurusic, 22, never actually appeared in an NBA regular season game for the Hawks, having remained on assignment with College Park for most of the 2025/26 campaign. In 21 G League appearances this season, he averaged 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 20.8 minutes per game, posting a shooting line of .427/.190/.800.

Djurusic’s plan to return to his home country of Serbia to join Crvena Zvezda was first reported by Meridian Sport.