One of the best Europeans never to play in the NBA is Serbian guard Miloš Teodosić. There have been rumors and stories surfacing each summer about possible contracts for the Euroleague legend, and this year was supposed to be the decisive one. Teodosić is pursued by many teams, with some of them being the Jazz, Kings, Heat, Bulls and, up until Tuesday, the Nets.

With Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov having many connections to the Russian league, the Nets were considered front-runners to sign the Serbian guard who has spent the best years of his career playing for CSKA Moscow. Right now, he is entering negotiations on a new contract with this team but reports from Russia suggest that the CSKA president does not want to wait long for his decision.

Per Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Teodosić is seeking around $25 to $30 million for a three-year contract, which is a lot more than he has on the table from the Moscow giants — offer is said to be around €13.5 million for three years.

While all the other teams have not eased their interest, the Nets, who seemed like the surefire candidate to sign him this summer, decided to stop their pursuit for Teodosić. This was due to the huge trade that was announced on Tuesday, where they got D'Angelo Russell from the Lakers.

As Anthony Puccio from Nets Daily points out, the Nets now have a lot of players who can man both guard positions in the backcourt. With the addition of Russell, the Nets have him and Jeremy Lin to run their point, with sophomores Caris LeVert and Isaiah Whitehead also capable of playing point-guard. Along with that, they have two players on team options in Sean Kilpatrick and Spencer Dinwiddie, so the guard position is not one that will be the priority for GM Sean Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson.