A strong individual and team run at EuroBasket 2025 showcased a guy who had grown as a two-way player. That popular thought of a Lakers reunion from 2025 is all but erased in 2026. That could have kept the momentum of an NBA return, possibly with the Lakers, going. The Partizan Belgrade forward only shot 31.0 percent from long range in the 2025-26 season. It was a step in the wrong direction and one that crushed his chances of an NBA return.