Jan Veselý (basketball player)

Jan Veselý
Player information
birthday	April 24, 1990
place of birth	Ostrava , Czechoslovakia
size	213 cm
position	Power Forward / Center
NBA draft	2011 , 6th Pick Washington Wizards
Club information
society	Fenerbahçe Ülker
league	TBL
Jersey number	24
Clubs as active
2007–2008 KK Geoplin Slovan 2008–2011 KK Partizan Belgrade 2011–2014 Washington Wizards 2014 Denver Nuggets Since 2014 Fenerbahçe Ülker 00000 0
National team
Since 02013	Czech Republic

Jan Veselý (born April 24, 1990 in Ostrava ) is a Czech basketball player . It is 2.13 m tall and can be used variably in the front court .

Career

NBA

Veselý began his professional career in Slovenia at KK Geoplin Slovan before moving to Serbia to KK Partizan Belgrade in 2008 . After reaching the Final Four of the Euroleague with Partizan , Veselý was awarded the FIBA Europe Player Of The Year Award for best European player under the age of 22 in 2010 .

In the 2011 NBA draft , he was elected sixth by the Washington Wizards . While he mostly held the position of small forward during his time in Europe , in his debut season with the Wizards he mostly played as a power forward , occasionally also in the center position .

He made his NBA debut on January 8, 2012 in the home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves , in the away game against the Houston Rockets he was in the starting five for the first time on January 27, 2012 and contributed five points, six rebounds and three steals . On February 12, 2012, he scored double-digit points in the game against the Detroit Pistons for the first time when he scored ten points, eight rebounds and three blocks from the bench. His first double-double followed on April 8, 2012, in the away game at the Charlotte Bobcats with 11 points and 11 rebounds as well as 2 blocks and 2 assists .

On February 20, 2014 Veselý was transferred to the Denver Nuggets as part of a three-team swap .

Europe

After Veselý could not prevail in the NBA, he moved to the Turkish top club Fenerbahçe Ülker in the TBL in August 2014 . In Turkey, Vesely was invited to the TBL All-Star Game in 2015 and 2016 and won the Turkish Cup with Ülker in 2016.

Private

He describes Dirk Nowitzki as his sporting role model.

Web links

Commons : Jan Veselý  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• personal homepage (English / Chinese / Czech)
• Jan Veselý - player profile on NBA.com
• Euro League profile (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} truthaboutit.net The Jan Vesely Diaries: 'To be like Dirk is my secret wish' , February 16, 2012
2. ↑ ESPN: Wizards vs Rockets - January 27, 2012
3. ^ ESPN: Wizards vs Pistons - February 12, 2012
4. ^ ESPN: Wizards vs Bobcats - April 9, 2012
5. ↑ Fenerbahce Ulker Signed Jan Vesely