CSKA’s Best Player of VTB United League Season, Nikola Milutinov, Departs Club After Contract Expires

Basketball CSKA announced the departure of the best player of the VTB United League season

Serb Nikola Milutinov’s contract expired. The center spent the last three seasons in CSKA, this year he was recognized as the most valuable player of the regular season

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Serbian center CSKA Nikola Milutinov left the team after the expiration of the contract. About it reported on the site of the Moscow club.

Milutinov played for CSKA for three seasons. In total, he played 119 games for the team, averaging 12.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 blocks.

The Serbian became the most valuable player of the last season of the VTB United League, during which he updated the record for the number of double-doubles in a career in the tournament (31).

CSKA finished the regular season in first place with a record 30 wins in 32 matches. In the playoffs, for the first time in history, CSKA did not reach the final of the VTB United League, losing to Lokomotiv-Kuban.

“Milutinov is, if not the best, then one of the top 3 best centers playing in Europe at the moment. And also a wonderful person with an established internal system of values. It is impossible to replace a player with such a set of basketball qualities, such a brilliant skill. But such is life. It is difficult for me to put into words the gratitude we feel towards Nicola. We will miss and worry about him in the new team,” said CSKA President Andrey Vatutin.

Milutinov himself said that it was a great honor for him to play for such a great club. “It’s hard to say goodbye to all the wonderful teammates, friends and fans I met at CSKA and in Moscow. I enjoyed every minute of being and performing there. But it’s time to move on. I wish you all the best and good luck! I am sure that CSKA will return to the European peak and we will meet again!” Serb noted.