By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Washington Wizards reached an agreement to buy out the contract of Tristan Vukcevic.
Ostoja Mijailovic, president of Partizan Mozzart Bet, announced the move on Wednesday.
“Our first team player, Tristan Vukcevic activated his buyout clause and will continue his career in the NBA,” he wrote in a post shared on X, “The seven-figure compensation will be split between Real Madrid and Partizan, according to a previous agreement.”
Naš dosadašnji prvotimac, Tristan Vukčević je iskoristio mogućnost da aktivira otkupnu klauzulu i nastavi karijeru u NBA. Sedmocifreno obeštećenje će, prema prethodno postignutom dogovoru, biti podeljeno između Real Madrida i #KKPartizan
Tristane, hvala na svemu i srećno! pic.twitter.com/BF2VHJ5bOJ
— Ostoja Mijailovic (@Ostoja1945) March 13, 2024
Vukcevic will sign a two-year contract with the Wizards, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Earlier, Meridian sport previously broke the news on the 21-year-old forward/center. The buyout clause spread between the teams located in Belgrade and Madrid is a by-product of the agreement for him to switch from Los Blancos to Partizan midway through the 2022-23 season.
Vukcevic was selected with the 42nd pick of the 2023 NBA draft. Besides making waves in the preceding NBA Combine, he is a veteran of 37 games played in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague despite his young age. A huge prospect heading to Washington at the bottom end of the 2023-24 NBA Regular Season.
So far this season, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game over 12 appearances in the EuroLeague, including four starts under legendary tactician Zeljko Obradovic. Helping his side in the defense of the AdmiralBet ABA League championship, he produced 10.9 points per contest over 14 games played.
Eligible to represent multiple countries, Vukcevic has yet to expand his career to the international level. However, he is expected to play for Serbia in the future.
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