After making an impression in the 2025 EuroBasket with Finland, Miika Muurinen won’t return to AZ Compass, choosing instead to begin his professional career, per Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.

“The experience at Eurobasket shaped Miikka this summer,” Muurinen’s agent Teddy Archer told DraftExpress. The18-year-old forward is reported to be undecided on what his next move is going to be, looking at potential options in Europe, Australia and other destinations. “He loved being around pros and being all about basketball 24/7. He wants to eat, breathe and sleep this thing like he did this summer. He’s looking for the best basketball opportunity now.”

Muurinen, listed at 6’11”, was one of the most spectacular players of the recent EuroBasket as the Finnish national team advanced to the semi

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