Mario Hiszonja draws 'Ernst' NBA interest

Former No. 5 total selection Mario Hiszonja Pulls “serious interest” from NBA teams when he thinks about a deduction from the Spanish Euroleague Club Real Madrid, reports Donatas Urbonas from Basketnews.com.

Although Hezonja signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid last summer, his deal contains an NBA clause in the range of $ 850,000, according to the sources of urbonas, the standard for international players who cross the Atlantic.

According to Urbonas, “several” NBA teams keep the situation of Hiszonja in mind after a solid three-year stay at Real Madrid. The 30-year-old, who played from 2020 to 22 for Panathinaikos (Greece) and Unics (Russia), also achieved large numbers during Eurobasket 2025 and scored an average of 30.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Hisonja, a 6'8 '' striker, never fulfilled his high status as a young player in the NBA – his stays with Orlando, New York and Portland were plagued by inconsistency in several areas. But he had occasional moments of the brilliance, especially on straight journeys when he was able to present his run-and-jump sportingness, and the outlines of a 3-and-D role player were certainly obvious.

It is even more important that Hezonja has been one of the better players in Europe in the past five years, and there is a “real option” that he could return to the NBA if he weighs his options in this off -season, say Urbonas.

While he never played for the grizzlies, Hiszonja was technically paid for by Memphis in the 2020/21 season after not doing the campaign before the start of this campaign.