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The Serbian prospect made his first appearance in a friendly against Andorra.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"652\">Kusturica, MVP of the U16 European Championship won by Serbia this summer, is regarded as one of the brightest young talents in European basketball. Coach Joan Pe\u00f1arroya rewarded him with his first minutes in the Blaugrana jersey, making history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ca\">\ud835\udfcf\ud835\udfd4 \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc2c, \ud835\udfd2 \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc22 \ud835\udfcf\ud835\udfd5 \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c.<\/p>\n<p>Amb tots vosaltres&#8230; el jugador m\u00e9s jove de la hist\u00f2ria en debutar oficialment amb el primer equip blaugrana. Enhorabona, Nikola! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yt1kzxpXTM\">pic.twitter.com\/yt1kzxpXTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bar\u00e7a Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBbasket\/status\/1968423971725905982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At just 16 years, 4 months, and 17 days, Nikola Kusturica has become the youngest player to ever debut for 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