The United States threatens Barça again and Kusturica must decide

Everything seemed to indicate that Nikola Kusturica (2009) was going to postpone his jump to the NCAA, but the young Barça youth player could bring forward his arrival in the United States after receiving two high-level proposals. The universities of Kentucky and North Carolina They would have shown interest in acquiring the talented 17-year-old Serbian player, according to various American media reports.

He Barça try to convince Nikola Kusturicawho has alternated the dynamics of the first team with the U League this season. The Serbian, in addition, was the most outstanding player in the final of the Next Gen of the Euroleaguein which Barça won the title in Athens after beating the real Madrid. The forward had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Nicholas Kusturica would have aroused the interest of the universities of North Carolina and Kentucky, two of the most prestigious programs in American college basketball. The Serbian has made history this season by setting numerous records for precocity, becoming the youngest player to debut for Barça in the Endesa League (16 years, 5 months and 12 days) and also the youngest to score a basket in the competition (16 years, 9 months and 15 days).

Kusturica He is one of the greatest promises of Serbian basketball. The forward, 2.03 meters tall, was champion and EuroBasket U16 MVP 2025with averages of 20 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists. This has been his third season at La Masia, where he arrived as a first-year cadet.

If he finally decides to leave the Barça club this summer, Nikola Kusturica, whom several specialized portals place among the main candidates for the 2028 NBA draft, would follow in the footsteps of other youth players like Dame Sarr (Duke), Raúl Villar (Charlotte), Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (Duke) or Sayon Keita (North Carolina).