Basketball understander Kristian Palotie sheds light on what Miikka Muurinen’s transfer to Partizan would mean.
The transfer to Europe would fully change the route of Miikka Muurinen. Jussi Saarinen
- 18-year-old Miikka Muurinen is leaving US high school basketball and moving to professional fields.
- The previous NBA booking year would provide Muurinen with great opportunities.
- The wall is connected to Partizan, coached by a real legend.
Basketball promise Miikka Muurinen18, is making a tough solution. The Arizon -based high school is behind and the Finnish promise is ready to move to professional fields.
Long -line basketball coach and reviewer Kristian Palotie describes the news as “very positive”. Masonic the agent confirmed the night between Thursday and Friday Jonathan to Givonythat Muurinen is looking at “Europe, Australia or elsewhere”.
On Friday General also received confirmation from Muurinen’s mother, From Jenni Laaksonen.
Salon Region Sanomat reported on Thursday that negotiations with Serbian giant Partizan are ongoing.
“Muurinen would get to a pretty tough school,” Palotie first says about the Partizan scenario.
The head coach of the Belgrade Society is a living legend, Željko obradović.
He has won 44 championships in his head coaching career across Europe. Partizan is the dominant master of his multinational main series The ABA League.
– Obradović is known as an old school coach, verbally as the most aggressive coach throughout Europe. CV: He’s pretty cheeky. In addition, playing in front of Partizan fans would be quite an experience.
– But in addition, this means that as long as Muurinen gets to take care of his secondary school in Serbia – which should only be a formality – he becomes a reservation for the NBA as early as the summer of 2026.
That is, a year earlier than the US High School union route would allow.
Željko Obradović has a modest 44 championship as head coach, including all the leagues and cups. EPA / AOP
Even with Muurinen, the Nil rule revolutionized US university sports, which, among other things, has the most well-known basketball players to get millions of access during their studies.
A five -star promise of Muurinen would have to export to the best universities.
Does the money matter at this point? In Europe, Muurinen would not make the same money as the NIL at the university.
– Of course, money matters. I do not believe that Muurinen will receive a seven -digit amount in Europe. But a year earlier, he would have access to the NBA’s entry agreement and then to the extension agreement. The NBA’s entry agreement may not yet get money as NIL from the university, but the NBA extension agreement would already like much larger amounts.
Important point
According to Kristian Palotie, high school basketball would no longer have given Miikka Muurinen. Jenni Gästgivar
The NBA’s income baptism agreement is two years old, but usually includes options for two additional years. For example, the first round of the first round earns $ 2.7 million in the first season.
The number one booking for the entire booking will acknowledge $ 13.8 million in the first year.
Muurinen was estimated at the top of the summer 2027 booking. However, this booking age group has been estimated to be weaker than one year earlier.
– The upcoming season will determine a lot of Muurinen’s upcoming reservation.
According to Palotie, this season still would not have served the US high school basketball.
At the same time, he thinks that the university option has now been left behind, although in theory, Muurinen could still end up there after Europe year.
– The difference between gaming in high school and the Euro League is like night and day. Muurinen has shown that he no longer has to play boys’ games.
There is also one point in the previous booking year that can easily be forgotten.
-A year earlier, Muurinen would get the skill coaching of the NBA team. There is the best work in the world in that area. NBA organizations want to develop young people as quickly as possible and would surely take 19-year-old Muurinen than 20-year-old Muurinen, Palotie recalls.
Big challenge
The atmosphere of Belgrade Partizan’s home matches is comparable. Aop
In the high school basket, Muurinen would be the biggest star of his team, not in Partizan.
– Partizan’s winger has tough thunderstorms: Jabari Parker, Isaac bonga, Sterling brown, Alexej Pokuševski… Palotie lists with a little smile.
– However, none of them are the same athletic individual as the wall. Still, I would be surprised if the place was in the opening five from one day. It is obvious that he is wanted there and that he would be a useful player immediately for them.
What about the Australian League mentioned by the Agent? Is Petteri Koponen coached with New Zealand Breakers Kinters?
– Breakers already have Karim lópez As a rising star. That’s why I don’t believe it.