Nikola Đurišić
Serbian basketball player (born 2004)
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Nikola Đurišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ђуришић; born 23 February 2004) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Crvena zvezda of the Serbian League (KLS) and the ABA League. 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.
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ABA League
Euroleague
Đurišić with Mega in 2023 | |
| No. 23 – Crvena zvezda | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | KLS ABA League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 February 2004 Ghent, Belgium |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2024: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Miami Heat |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2024 | Mega Basket |
| 2020–2021 | →OKK Beograd |
| 2024–2026 | College Park Skyhawks |
| 2026–present | Crvena zvezda |
| 2026 | →Mega |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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
| 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 |