Nikola Kusturica

[South jones]

The Cats are pursuing this 6'8" SHOOTING GUARD OUT OF Serbia. Avg 20 pts and 8 reb.
he is only 17 and considered the #1 SHOOTING guard in the 2028 draft.

This would be a tremendous get if Pope can pull it off.
I say get this guy and let the minutes take care of its self
who knew we had any money left. Lol
.Duke, N car, UCLA, UL ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE AFTER THIS GUY


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[Matt Dillon]

This will be a tough get considering who's interested. I guess it will come down to who's interested the most.

[Pete Hogwallop]

Who knew those other teams had money left? Especially Louisville. Aren't they broke?

[South jones]

Gonzaga is considered the favorite

[Pobilly]

I think boosters and Pope are all in to get the best they can get now. It would not be a big stretch to put 3 mil or so on this guy. Will others be willing to do so?'

If UK is pushing, how hard are they pushing. They have a team to go fairly far (with some luck just like any team). If we get another scorer then who know what can happen. We could see Hawthorne B. not get any minutes again this year with this guy. It would mean we have 3 or 4 PG if one gets hurt, we would have 3 or 4 shooting guards,, 3 or 4 PF and 3 or 4 bigs. It would be about a perfect roster for Pope.

[South jones]

There are some pod casters calling this guy an impact player and could push the Cats solidly into top 10 status. Everyone I'm reading are really really high on him.
Pope is facing a lot of big time competition recruiting him.

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[Pobilly]

What Pope has now in his pocket is his roster. UK has a college superstar, UK has 2 legit bigs, 2 legit pg and some very good options at the PF. If Pope actually has the financial backing, he should be able to present this to the guy. Duke can probably do the same (but do they still have enough to get in a bidding war), UNC does not and not some of the others. UofL has a roster like ours but maybe not as deep but might be a step ahead on starters. I hope UK would appear to be option 1 for the guy. Probably not but someone has to layout a plan for the player on the team (Pope), someone needs to show what he is worth $$$$$$ and finally someone needs to point out what his signing can do to get that team to be a viable option as a contender. If you present this like a proposal for a network or proposal for security detail and package it with the best offer, you should be able to land a guy. But we all know it is not cut and dry, black and white like I discuss here. So waiting to see is all we have.