Radoslav Nesterovič

Radoslav Nesterovič
Player information
Nickname	Rašo / Rasho
birthday	May 30, 1976
place of birth	Ljubljana , SFR Yugoslavia
size	213 cm
Weight	116 kg
position	center
NBA draft	1998 , 17th pick, Minnesota Timberwolves
Clubs as active
1993–1995 PAOK Thessaloniki 1995–1997 Olimpija Ljubljana 1997–1999 Children Bologna 1999–2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 2003–2006 San Antonio Spurs 2006–2008 Toronto Raptors 2008–2009 Indiana Pacers 2009–2010 Toronto Raptors 2010–2011 Olympiacos Piraeus
National team
1995-2008	Slovenia	52

Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterovič (usually called Rasho Nesterović in English-speaking countries ; born May 30, 1976 in Ljubljana , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a Slovenian basketball player who was active in the NBA from 1999 to 2010 . He is 2.13 meters tall and played on the position of the center .

During the Yugoslav Wars, Nesterovič fled to Greece, where he took the name Radoslav Makris and became a Greek citizen. Then he returned to Slovenia, for whose national team he also played.

Career

society

Nesterovič started his professional career in 1993 at PAOK Thessaloniki . Two years later he signed with Olimpija Ljubljana , with this club he was two Slovenian champions and one cup winner. In 1997 he moved to Kinder Bologna and in 1998 won the Italian championship and the European Cup , the final of which he reached in 1999 with Bologna. Nesterovič was selected in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves , but due to the local players' strike, he was not immediately moved there.

At Minnesota Timberwolves Nesterovič played until 2003 and soon became a regular player. With the Timberwolves led by Kevin Garnett , he reached the play-offs every time , but was eliminated there every time in the first round. From 2003 to 2006 he played for the San Antonio Spurs , with whom he was able to celebrate the 2005 NBA championship. In the following season, however, due to competition from Nazr Mohammed , he got less playing time and finally moved to the Toronto Raptors . He stayed there for two years before signing with the Indiana Pacers . After only one season with the Pacers, he returned to Toronto.

For the 2010/2011 season he returned to Europe and signed a contract with Olympiacos in Greece.

National team

With the Slovenian national team , Nesterovič took part in the European Championships in 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2005 and 2007 and the 2006 World Cup. In 2008, after Slovenia failed to qualify for the Olympic Games, he resigned from the national team.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rasho says good-bye to international competition ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Interview from July 19, 2008 

Web links

• Rasho Nesterovic - player profile on NBA.com
• Rasho Nesterovic - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Profile on the official website of the Slovenian Association (Slovenian)