In the end, he chose to return to the place of great success, having won the triple crown with the red and white team in his last season with them.
Nikola Kalinic began his career in his hometown of Subotica, playing for Spartak. He then played for Novi Sad and Vojvodina before joining Radnicki Kragujevac. In the 2014/2015 season, he came to Crvena Zvezda for the first time.
Afterward, he moved to Fenerbahce, where he won the EuroLeague, then joined Valencia. He wore the red and white jersey for the second time in the 2021/2022 season, and his last engagement was with Barcelona. With the Serbian national team, he won two silver medals—one at the FIBA World Cup and another at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
In the last season, he averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.
During this transfer window, Crvena Zvezda has officially signed Uros Plavsic and Isaiah Canaan, while extending contracts with Rokas Giedraitis, Milos Teodosic, Joel Bolomboy, and team captain Branko Lazic.
Regarding Barcelona, Kalinic is the first player to officially leave the club. Currently, Oriol Pauli and Ricky Rubio are without contracts, but their futures remain uncertain. Additionally, the departures of Oscar da Silva and Rokas Jokubaitis, who have valid contracts, are also being mentioned. So far, the Catalan club has signed Kevin Punter from Partizan.