{"id":203745,"date":"2026-07-04T23:51:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=203745"},"modified":"2026-07-04T23:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:51:38","slug":"ucla-serbian-teenager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/07\/04\/ucla-serbian-teenager\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Reportedly Secures 2026 Recruiting Target Serbian Teenager With Huge Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UCLA Bruins made a hard push recently for Nikola Kusturica<\/a>, and he is about to head to Los Angeles to play for the Bruins this fall, according to Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was already reported that the Serb Nikola Kusturica is about to\u00a0<\/span>leave Barcelona for the NCAA,\u00a0and according to MeridianSports, his destination will be UCLA, with a\u00a0<\/span>two-year deal paying him $12 million,<\/a>” Barkas wrote.<\/p>\n

UCLA Reportedly Secures 2026 Recruiting Target Serbian Teenager With Huge Offer<\/h2>\n

However, it must be said that Kusturica hasn’t officially made his collegiate decision and won’t until after the 2026 U17 World Cup concludes tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m being told this report isn\u2019t necessarily true at this moment.<\/p>\n

Despite things going in that very direction, Nikola Kusturica hasn\u2019t \u201cofficially\u201d committed to UCLA yet, I\u2019ve been told.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t expect an official announcement until after the end of the FIBA 17U World Cup,\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/DedBUwwTqz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dylan (@BigBlueDylan) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n