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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 were the first Serbian players to play in the NBA, in the 1989–90 season. In 2004, Darko Miličić became the first basketball player from Serbia to win an NBA championship.
The following is a list of men's basketball players that have played in a Serbia-based club before the NBA draft. The list has not included Serbian players selected in the draft while playing for a club based outside Serbia. The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league.
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Only NBA player drafted outside the top-15 to win both Finals MVP and regular season MVP. [252] Only NBA player to reach at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 500 assists in a single season. [190] Only NBA player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists per game on 60% field goal percentage in a single season. [222]
The Serbia men's national basketball team (Serbian: Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије, romanized: Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in international men's basketball competition, and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked second in the FIBA World Ranking. [5]
In addition to further MVP awards in Serbia, Marjanović was also voted one of the five best players in the ABA League and the top European club competition EuroLeague in 2015. Marjanović signed his first ever NBA contract as a 27-year-old rookie in 2015 with the San Antonio Spurs.
The contract's buyout clause for the NBA is €1 million, if he is a top-20 draft pick, or €1.5 million, if he is a top-14 lottery pick. [10] [11] Following selection in the NBA draft, Pokuševski left Olympiacos on 24 November 2020. [12]
The 2019–20 NBA season was the best season Bjelica had since coming to the NBA, as he averaged 11.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 72 games. The season was suspended in March as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and Sacramento Kings were invited for 22-team 2020 NBA Bubble .