List of Serbian NBA players

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This is a list of all Serbian basketball players who play or have played in the NBA :

Currently active NBA players

Draft year Pick Year of entry player drafted by former NBA teams current NBA team NBA seasons NBA games Playoff games NBA championship title
2010
# 35
2015
Nemanja Bjelica Washington Wizards Minnesota Timberwolves Sacramento Kings
4th
269
5
/
2014
# 41
2015
Nikola Jokic Denver nuggets - Denver nuggets
4th
308
14th
/
not drafted
-
2015
Boban Marjanović - Spurs , Pistons , Clippers , Sixers Dallas Mavericks
4th
186
18th
/
2014
# 27
2017
Bogdan Bogdanović Phoenix Suns - Sacramento Kings
2
148
/
/
2019
# 39
2019
Alen Smailagic New Orleans Pelicans - Golden State Warriors
/
/
/
/
not drafted
-
2019
Marko Gudurić - - Memphis grizzlies
/
/
/
/

All stats are from the end of the 2018/2019 NBA season

Former NBA players

Draft year Pick NBA years player drafted by Former NBA teams NBA seasons NBA games Playoff games NBA championships
1989
# 26
1989-2005 Vlade Divac LA Lakers Lakers , Hornets , Kings
16
1134
121
/
not drafted
-
1989-1990 Žarko Paspalj - Spurs
1
28
/
/
1990
# 50
1990-1992 Miloš Babic Phoenix Suns Cavaliers , Heat
2
21st
/
/
not drafted
-
1992-1993 Radisav Ćurčić - Mavs
1
20th
/
/
1992
# 43
1995-1997 Predrag Danilović Golden State Warriors Heat , Mavs
2
75
3
/
not drafted
-
1995-1996 Rastko Cvetković - Nuggets
1
14th
/
/
not drafted
-
1996-1997 Aleksandar Đorđević - Blazers
1
8th
/
/
1996
# 14
1998-2011 Predrag Stojaković Sacramento Kings Kings , Pacers , Hornets , Raptors , Mavs
13
804
95
1 ( 2011 )
1995
# 31
2000-2001 Dragan Tarlać Chicago Bulls Bulls
1
43
/
/
2001
# 12
2001-2013 Vladimir Radmanović Seattle SuperSonics Sonics , Clippers , Lakers , Bobcats , Warriors , Hawks , Bulls
12
737
47
/
1994
# 54
2001-2007 Željko Rebrača Seattle SuperSonics Pistons , hawks , clippers
6th
215
12
/
not drafted
-
2001-2003 Ratko Varda - Pistons , wizards
2
1
/
/
2000
# 30
2002-2009 Marko Jarić Los Angeles Clippers Clippers , Wolves , Grizzlies
7th
447
/
/
not drafted
-
2002-2003 Predrag Savović - Nuggets
1
27
/
/
2000
# 51
2002-2003 Igor Rakočević Minnesota Timberwolves Wolves
1
42
/
/
2003
# 2
2003-2012 Darko Miličić Detroit Pistons Pistons , Magic , Grizzlies , Knicks , Wolves , Celtics
10
468
21st
1 ( 2004 )
2003
# 19
2003-2013 Aleksandar Pavlović Utah Jazz Jazz , Cavaliers , Suns , Wolves , Mavs , Hornets , Celtics , Blazers
10
567
52
/
2002
# 43
2004-2011 Nenad Krstić New Jersey Nets Nets , Thunder , Celtics
7th
419
28
/
2005
# 43
2006-2007 Mile Ilić New Jersey Nets Nets
1
5
/
/
2006
# 38
2007-2008 Kosta Perović Golden State Warriors Warriors
1
7th
/
/
2013
# 30
2013-2014 Nemanja Nedović Phoenix Suns Warriors
2
24
1
/
not drafted
-
2013-2014; 2015 Miroslav Raduljica - Bucks , Wolves
2
53
/
/
2012
# 52
2013-2015 Ognjen Kuzmić Golden State Warriors Warriors
2
37
3
1 ( 2015 )
not drafted
-
2017-2019 Miloš Teodosić - Clippers
2
60
/
/

Achievements and Awards

Vlade Divac

  • Participation in the 1991 NBA finals
  • All-Rookie First Team 1989-90
  • 2001 NBA All-Star
  • The first player to be born and trained in Europe to make 1000 NBA appearances
  • The first European born and trained player whose shirt number (not posthuman) is no longer available from an NBA franchise: Sacramento Kings # 21

Predrag Stojaković

Vladimir Radmanović

Željko Rebrača

Darko Miličić

  • 2004 NBA title
  • Ranked 5th in the NBA in blocks per game (2.0) in the 2010-11 season
  • The fourth youngest player and the youngest foreign player in NBA history (18 years, 133 days).
  • The youngest NBA player in history to appear in an NBA final game (18 years, 356 days).
  • Youngest NBA player in history to win an NBA title (18 years, 361 days).

Aleksandar Pavlović

Nenad Krstić

Ognjen Kuzmić

Nikola Jokic

Bogdan Bogdanović

statistics

The following table shows the values ​​of all players who are no longer active in the NBA.
Explanation of the columns: players, games, points, rebounds (rebounds), branches (assists), steals, blocks, TOs (ball losses)

Career totals

player Games Points Rebs Branches Steals Blocks TOs
Vlade Divac 1134 13398 9326 3541 1288 1631 2470
Žarko Paspalj 28 72 30th 10 3 7th 21st
Miloš Babic 21st 37 20th 10 2 1 10
Radisav Čurčić 20th 58 49 12 7th 2 8th
Predrag Danilović 75 957 182 149 69 12 152
Rastko Cvetković 14th 10 11 3 2 1 3
Aleksandar Đorđević 8th 25th 5 5 0 0 5
Peja Stojaković 804 13647 3782 1408 747 106 1090
Dragan Tarlać 43 103 122 31 7th 19th 38
Vladimir Radmanović 737 5879 2784 998 537 263 837
Željko Rebrača 215 1276 688 88 57 160 203
Ratko Varda 1 5 1 0 0 0 1
Marko Jarić 447 3193 1200 1600 583 128 708
Predrag Savović 27 83 25th 22nd 14th 1 21st
Igor Rakočević 42 78 17th 33 4th 0 23
Darko Miličić 468 2813 1971 405 206 613 573
Aleksandar Pavlović 567 2787 1000 517 272 98 460
Nenad Krstić 419 4210 2261 346 162 286 497
Mile Ilić 5 0 1 0 0 0 3
Kosta Perović 7th 10 13 1 0 2 1
Nemanja Nedović 24 26th 15th 13 0 1 13
Miroslav Raduljica 53 189 113 23 8th 13 30th
Ognjen Kuzmić 37 35 38 8th 5 5 15th
Miloš Teodosić 60 477 142 241 26th 6th 118

Drafted players who have never played in the NBA

Draft year Pick player drafted by status
1995
# 51
Dejan Bodiroga Sacramento Kings Resigned, played his entire career in Europe
2002
# 36
Miloš Vujanić New York Knicks , rights traded to the Phoenix Suns Resigned, played his entire career in Europe
2007
# 60
Milovan Raković Dallas Mavericks , rights traded to Portland Trail Blazers via Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls Currently without a club
2008
# 53
Tadija Dragicevic Utah Jazz , rights traded via the Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls to the Houston Rockets Currently without a club
2011
# 54
Milan Macvan Cleveland Cavaliers Resigned, played his entire career in Europe and Japan
2014
# 52
Vasilije Micić Philadelphia 76ers Currently playing for Anadolu Efes , Turkey
2014
# 54
Nemanja Dangubic Philadelphia 76ers , rights traded to Brooklyn Nets via San Antonio Spurs Currently plays for Partizan Belgrade , Serbia
2015
# 26
Nikola Milutinov San Antonio Spurs Currently plays for CSKA Moscow , VTB United League
2015
# 57
Nikola Radičević Denver nuggets Currently playing for Murcia , Spain
2015
# 60
Luka Mitrovic Philadelphia 76ers , rights traded to the Sacramento Kings Currently without a club
2016
# 35
Rade Zagorac Boston Celtics , rights traded to the Memphis Grizzlies

No team keeps its rights

Currently plays for Partizan Belgrade , Serbia
2017
# 58
Ognjen Jaramaz New York Knicks Currently plays for Partizan Belgrade , Serbia
2019
# 60
Vanja Marinković Sacramento Kings Currently playing for Valencia , Spain

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct , basketball-reference.com, accessed April 15, 2009.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212124536/http://www.nola.com/sports/tp/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-27%2F116392441776780.xml&coll=1
  3. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2759776-mike-malone-nikola-jokic-nbas-best-facilitator-after-1st-half-triple-double
  4. https://www.givemesport.com/1263336-nikola-jokic-matches-legendary-wilt-chamberlain-for-an-impressive-milestone
  5. https://sports.yahoo.com/nikola-jokic-draws-wilt-chamberlain-comparisons-another-triple-double-053139053.html
  6. https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-finalize-roster-171016-1