List of Montenegrin NBA players

The following is a list of Montenegrin players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of Montenegro but have represented Montenegro national team Missing Zarko Paspalj and Saša Pavlovic.

Nikola Vučević and Nikola Mirotić are currently the only Montenegrins in the NBA.

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
* Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players

Note: Statistics are correct as of September 01, 2017.

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career[a] Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
Games played NBA Draft
Žarko Čabarkapa F Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors
20032005
20052006
150 2003 (17th)Phoenix Suns Born in Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro internationally [1]
Predrag Drobnjak C Seattle SuperSonics
Los Angeles Clippers
Atlanta Hawks
20012003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2783 1997 (48th)Washington Bullets Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Montenegro internationally [2]
Nikola Peković* C Minnesota Timberwolves 2010–2017 271 2008 (31st)Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented Serbia and Montenegro and Montenegro internationally [3]
Nikola Vučević C-F Orlando Magic 2011–present 3991 2011 (16th) Philadelphia 76ers Born in Morges, Switzerland,[b] represents Montenegro internationally [4]
Slavko Vraneš C Portland Trail Blazers 2004 1 2003 (39th)New York Knicks Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represents Montenegro internationally [5]
Nikola Mirotić F Chicago Bulls 20142019 21817 2011 (23rd) Houston Rockets Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] Montenegrin-Spanish, represents Spain internationally. [6]

Drafted but never played

Player Pos. Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
NBA Draft
Bojan Dubljević PF/C 2013 (59th)Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro [7]
Mladen Šekularac G/F 2002 (54th)Dallas Mavericks Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro [8]
Marko Todorović PF/C 2013 (45th)Portland Trail Blazers Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia,[b] represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro [9]

Notes

References

  1. "Zarko Cabarkapa Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. "Predrag Drobnjak Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  3. "Nikola Peković Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  4. "Nikola Vucevic Player Profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  5. "Slavko Vraneš Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  6. "Nikola Mirotic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  7. "Bojan Dubljevic Player Profile". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  8. "Mladen Sekularac Player Profile". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  9. "Marko Todorovic Player Profile". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

See also

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