List of Serbian NBA players

The following is a list of Serbian basketball players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Center Vlade Divac and forward Žarko Paspalj are the first Serbian players who have debuted in the NBA, during the 1989–90 season.

Key
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
# Denotes player who is still active outside NBA

Currently active players

The following is a list of current NBA players.

Note: This list is correct through the start of the 2020–21 season.
Entry Year Player Draft Year (Pick) Drafted by Current team Former teams Se. SGP ASP PGP Championships Ref.
2015 Nemanja Bjelica 2010 (#35) Wizards Sacramento Kings Wolves 5 341 0 5 — [1]
2015 Nikola Jokić * 2014 (#41) Nuggets Denver Nuggets None 5 381 2 33 — [2]
2015 Boban Marjanović 2010 Undrafted Dallas Mavericks Spurs, Pistons, Clippers, 76ers 5 230 0 24 — [3]
2017 Bogdan Bogdanović 2014 (#27) Suns Atlanta Hawks Kings 3 209 0 0 — [4]
2019 Alen Smailagić 2019 (#39) Pelicans Golden State Warriors None 1 14 0 0 — [5]
2020 Aleksej Pokuševski 2020 (#17) Wolves Oklahoma City Thunder None 0 0 0 0 — [6]

Former players

The following is a list of former NBA players.

Draft Year (Pick) Years Player Drafted by Team(s) Se. SGP ASP PGP Championships Ref.
1989 (#26) 1989–2005 Vlade Divac ^ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers, Hornets, Kings 16 1134 1 121 — [7]
1988 1989–1990 Žarko Paspalj[lower-alpha 1] Undrafted Spurs 1 28 0 0 — [8]
1990 (#50) 1990–1992 Miloš Babić Phoenix Suns Cavaliers, Heat 2 21 0 0 — [9]
1987 1992–1993 Radisav Ćurčić Undrafted Mavs 1 20 0 0 — [10]
1992 (#43) 1995–1997 Predrag Danilović[lower-alpha 2] Golden State Warriors Heat, Mavs 2 75 0 3 — [11]
1992 1995–1996 Rastko Cvetković Undrafted Nuggets 1 14 0 0 — [12]
1989 1996–1997 Aleksandar Đorđević Undrafted Blazers 1 8 0 0 — [13]
1996 (#14) 1998–2011 Predrag Stojaković[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] * Sacramento Kings Kings, Pacers, Hornets, Raptors, Mavs 13 804 3 95 1 (2011) [14]
1995 (#31) 2000–2001 Dragan Tarlać[lower-alpha 4] Chicago Bulls Bulls 1 43 0 0 — [15]
2001 (#12) 2001–2013 Vladimir Radmanović[lower-alpha 2] Seattle SuperSonics Sonics, Clippers, Lakers, Bobcats, Warriors, Hawks, Bulls 12 737 0 47 — [16]
1994 (#54) 2001–2007 Željko Rebrača Seattle SuperSonics Pistons, Hawks, Clippers 6 215 0 12 — [17]
2000 (#30) 2002–2009 Marko Jarić[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Clippers Clippers, Wolves, Grizzlies 7 447 0 0 — [18]
2002 2002–2003 Predrag Savović[lower-alpha 3] Undrafted Nuggets 1 27 0 0 — [19]
2000 (#51) 2002–2003 Igor Rakočević Minnesota Timberwolves Wolves 1 42 0 0 — [20]
2003 (#2) 2003–2013 Darko Miličić Detroit Pistons Pistons, Magic, Grizzlies, Knicks, Wolves, Celtics 10 468 0 21 1 (2004) [21]
2003 (#19) 2003–2013 Aleksandar Pavlović[lower-alpha 1] Utah Jazz Jazz, Cavaliers, Wolves, Mavs, Hornets, Celtics, Blazers 10 567 0 52 — [22]
2002 (#43) 2004–2011 Nenad Krstić New Jersey Nets Nets, Thunder, Celtics 7 419 0 28 — [23]
2005 (#43) 2006–2007 Mile Ilić[lower-alpha 2] # New Jersey Nets Nets 1 5 0 0 — [24]
2006 (#38) 2007–2008 Kosta Perović[lower-alpha 3] Golden State Warriors Warriors 1 7 0 0 — [25]
2013 (#30) 2013–2014 Nemanja Nedović # Phoenix Suns Warriors 1 24 0 1 — [26]
2010 2013–2014; 2015–2016 Miroslav Raduljica # Undrafted Bucks, Wolves 2 53 0 0 — [27]
2012 (#52) 2013–2015 Ognjen Kuzmić[lower-alpha 2] # Golden State Warriors Warriors 2 37 0 3 1 (2015) [28]
2009 2017–2019 Miloš Teodosić # Undrafted Clippers 2 60 0 0 — [29]
2017 2019–2020 Marko Gudurić # Undrafted Grizzlies 1 44 0 0 — [30]

Drafted players

The following is a list of drafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game.

Draft Year (Pick) Player Drafted by Status
1995 (#51) Dejan Bodiroga Sacramento Kings[lower-alpha 5] Retired, played his entire career overseas
2002 (#36) Miloš Vujanić New York Knicks, rights traded to the Phoenix Suns
2007 (#60) Milovan Raković Dallas Mavericks, rights traded to the Portland Trail Blazers
2008 (#53) Tadija Dragićević Utah Jazz, rights traded to the New York Knicks Currently free agent
2011 (#54) Milan Mačvan[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Cavaliers Retired, played his entire career overseas
2014 (#52) Vasilije Micić Philadelphia 76ers, rights traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder Currently playing for Anadolu Efes, Turkey
2014 (#54) Nemanja Dangubić Philadelphia 76ers, rights traded to the Brooklyn Nets Currently playing for Partizan, Serbia
2015 (#26) Nikola Milutinov San Antonio Spurs Currently playing for CSKA Moscow, Russia
2015 (#57) Nikola Radičević Denver Nuggets, rights traded to the Detroit Pistons Currently playing for Promitheas Patras, Greece
2015 (#60) Luka Mitrović Philadelphia 76ers, rights traded to the Sacramento Kings Currently playing for Budućnost, Montenegro
2016 (#35) Rade Zagorac Boston Celtics, rights traded to the Memphis Grizzlies[lower-alpha 6] Currently playing for Partizan, Serbia
2017 (#58) Ognjen Jaramaz New York Knicks
2019 (#60) Vanja Marinković Sacramento Kings Currently playing for Valencia Basket, Spain

Players with Serbian citizenship or parentage

The following is a list of players, that play or have played in the NBA, who have citizenship of Serbia or Serbian parentage or who are Serbs of former Yugoslav republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia).

* Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
Note: This list is correct through the start of the 2020–21 season.
Nationality Relation Player Draft Year (Pick) Drafted by Years Team(s) Se. SGP ASP PGP Ref.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb Aleksandar Radojević 1999 (#12)Toronto 1999–2000; 2004–2005 Toronto, Utah 21500 [34]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb;
Citizenship		 Ratko Varda 2001Undrafted 2001–2002 Detroit 1100 [35]
 Croatia Serbian father[36] Dražen Petrović 1986 (#60)Portland 1989–1993 Portland, New Jersey 4290029 [37]
 Israel Citizenship;[38] Serbian father Deni Avdija* 2020 (#9)Washington 2020–present Washington 0000 [39]
 Montenegro SR Serbia-born;
Citizenship		 Žarko Čabarkapa 2003 (#17)Phoenix 2003–2006 Phoenix, Golden State 315000 [40]
 Montenegro Citizenship Nikola Peković 2008 (#31)Minnesota 2010–2017 Minnesota 727100 [41]
 Montenegro Citizenship Slavko Vraneš 2003 (#39)New York 2004 Portland 1100 [42]
 Montenegro Serbian parents[lower-alpha 7] Nikola Vučević* 2011 (16)Philadelphia 2011–present Philadelphia, Orlando 9598111 [43]
 Netherlands Serbian mother[44] Dan Gadzuric 2002 (#34)Milwaukee 2002–2012 Milwaukee, Golden State, New Jersey, New York 10527012 [45]
 North Macedonia Citizenship Pero Antić 2004Undrafted 2013–2015 Atlanta 2113022 [46]
 Slovenia Serbian father Luka Dončić* 2018 (#3)Atlanta 2018–present Dallas 213316 [47]
 Slovenia Serbian father[48] Goran Dragić* 2008 (#45)San Antonio 2008–present Phoenix, Houston, Miami 12817151 [49]
 Slovenia Zoran Dragić 2011Undrafted 2014–2015 Phoenix, Miami 11600 [50]
 Slovenia Serbian father Marko Milič 1997 (#33)Philadelphia 1997–1999 Phoenix 24400 [51]
 Slovenia Serbian parents[52] Radoslav Nesterović 1998 (#17)Minnesota 1998–2010 Minnesota, San Antonio, Toronto, Indiana 12811064 [53]
 Slovenia Serbian father[54] Sasha Vujačić 2004 (#27)LA Lakers 2004–2011, 2014, 2015–2017 LA Lakers, New Jersey, LA Clippers, New York 10581065 [55]
 Spain Montenegrin Serb[56][57] Nikola Mirotić 2011 (#23)Houston 2014–2019 Chicago, New Orleans, Milwaukee 5319040 [58]
 Turkey Serbian mother[lower-alpha 8][59] Cedi Osman* 2015 (#31)Minnesota 2017–present Cleveland 3202014 [60]
 Turkey SR Serbia-born;
Citizenship		 Mirsad Türkcan[lower-alpha 8] 1998 (#18)Houston 1999–2000 New York, Milwaukee 11702 [61]
 Turkey Serbian parents[lower-alpha 8] Hedo Türkoğlu 2000 (#16)Sacramento 2000–2015 Sacramento, San Antonio, Orlando, Toronto, Phoenix, LA Clippers 15997098 [62]
 United States Citizenship[63] Charles Jenkins[lower-alpha 9] 2011 (#44)Golden State 2011–2013 Golden State, Philadelphia 211000 [64]
 United States Serbian mother[65] Frank Kaminsky*[lower-alpha 9] 2015 (#9)Charlotte 2015–present Charlotte, Phoenix 532107 [66]
 United States Serbian father[67] John Konchar* 2019Undrafted 2019–present Memphis 11900 [68]
 United States Serbian father[69] Pete Maravich 1970 (#3)Atlanta 1970–1980 Atlanta, New Orleans, Boston 10658426 [70]
 United States Citizenship[71] DeMarcus Nelson[lower-alpha 9] 2008Undrafted 2008–2009 Golden State 11300 [72]
 United States Citizenship[73] Marcus Paige[lower-alpha 9] 2016 (#55)Brooklyn 2017–2018 Charlotte 1500 [74]

See also

Notes
  1. Born in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
  2. Born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
  3. Born in SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
  4. Also holds the Greek citizenship
  5. The Kings renounced their draft rights to Bodiroga in July 2017, ten years after his retirement as a player.[31]
  6. Zagorac signed by the Grizzlies in 2017 to be waived by the team subsequently without a single game played.[32][33]
  7. Vučević is born in Switzerland to Serbian parents from Montenegro and Bosnia.
  8. Ethnic Bosniaks of Serbia
  9. Not fluent in the Serbian language

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