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. Since then, Predrag Stojaković, Ognjen Kuzmić, Nemanja Bjelica, and Nikola Jokić won the league in 2011, 2015, 2022, and 2023, respectively.
Nikola Jokić is the Serbian player with most NBA honours and is the first Serb, and only the third European, to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. In 2022, Jokić was named the NBA MVP for the second year in a row, becoming the 13th player to win the award in consecutive seasons, as well as the second European player to win the award more than once, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo. In 2024, Jokić became the first non-American player to win the MVP award three times. In 2023, he became the first Serbian to be named Finals MVP.
Active players
The following is a list of current NBA players.
- Note: This list is correct through the start of the 2024–25 season.
Former players
The following is a list of former NBA players.
Players who are still active overseas
Drafted players
See also: List of NBA drafted players from SerbiaThe following is a list of drafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game.
Undrafted Summer League players
The following is a list of undrafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game, but have played in the NBA Summer League.
Player | Invited by (Years) | Status | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Marko Jovanović | Detroit Pistons (2006) | Retired, played his entire career overseas | |
Ivan Radenović | Los Angeles Clippers (2007) | ||
Vladimir Golubović | Phoenix Suns (2008) | Currently free agent | |
Nikola Dragović | New Orleans Pelicans (2010) | Currently playing for Tabiat Eslamshahr, Iran | |
Andreja Milutinović | Milwaukee Bucks (2013) | Currently free agent | |
Marko Kešelj | Portland Trail Blazers (2015) | Retired, played his entire career overseas | |
Stefan Nastić | 2 teams | ||
Vlado Janković | New Orleans Pelicans (2016) | Currently playing for Karditsas, Greece | |
Nikola Jovanović | 3 teams | Currently playing for Oostende, Belgium | |
Stefan Janković | Miami Heat (2017) | Currently free agent | |
Dejan Todorović | Chicago Bulls (2017) | Currently playing for Covirán Granada, Spain | |
Aleksandar Stefanović | San Antonio Spurs (2022) | Retired, played his entire career overseas | |
Boriša Simanić | Utah Jazz (2022) | Currently free agent | |
Uroš Plavšić | Atlanta Hawks (2023) | Currently playing for Crvena zvezda, Serbia |
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 2024–25 season.
See also
- List of European basketball players in the United States
- List of National Basketball Association players by country
- List of Croatian NBA players
- List of Montenegrin NBA players
- List of Serbian WNBA players
- List of Serbian NBA coaches
Notes
- Details
- ^ This section doesn't include overseas honours, NBA D-League honours, NBA finals entry and various types of records.
- 1) December/January 2021, 2) March 2021, 3) January 2022, 4) March/April 2022, 5) January 2023, 6) February 2023 7) November 2023
- 1) November 6–12 2017, 2) April 2–8 2018, 3) October 16–21 2018, 4) December 31 – January 6 2019, 5) January 28 – February 3 2019, 6) February 3–9 2020, 7) January 18–24 2021, 8) January 25–31 2021, 9) March 15–21 2021, 10) January 17–23 2022, 11) March 28 – April 3 2022, 12) December 12–18 2022 13) October 24–29 2023
- The Kings renounced their draft rights to Bodiroga in July 2017, ten years after his retirement as a player.
- Zagorac signed by the Grizzlies in 2017 to be waived by the team subsequently without a single game played.
- Jovanović signed by the Pistons in September 2016 but was waived on October 17 after appearing in one preseason game.
- On July 13, 2016, Janković signed with the Heat, but was later waived on October 17 after appearing in one preseason game.
- Other nationalities, ethnic groups
- Jović is born in England, UK, to Serbian parents.
- Vukčević is born in Italy to Bosnian-Serbian father and Swedish mother.
- ^ Also holds the Greek citizenship
- ^ Born in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
- ^ Born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
- ^ Born in SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
- Stefanović is born in the United States to Serbian father. Also, holds American citizenship.
- Vučević is born in Switzerland to Serbian parents from Montenegro and Bosnia. Also, holds Belgian citizenship.
- ^ Ethnic Bosniaks of Serbia
References
- "Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wins 2021-22 Kia Most Valuable Player award". NBA.com. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- "Nikola Jokic earns 2023 Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award". NBA.com. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid named Kia NBA Players of the Month". NBA.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Nikola Jokic, James Harden named Kia NBA Players of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- "Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid named NBA Players of the Month". NBA.com. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- "Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo named NBA Players of the Month for March and April". NBA.com. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "NIKOLA JOKIĆ NAMED NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH". February 2, 2023.
- "Nikola Jokic, Jalen Brunson named Kia NBA Players of the Month". NBA.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- "Nikola Jokić named NBA Western Conference Player of the Month". NBA.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- "Tobias Harris, Nikola Jokic Named Players Of The Week". basketball.realgm.com. RealGM. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Nikola Jokić Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- "Nikola Jokić Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Nikola Jokić Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Nikola Jokić Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Nikola Jokić Named Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- "Nikola Jokic, James Harden named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- "Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- "Nikola Jokic, Trae Young named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- "Nikola Jokic, Trae Young named NBA Players of the Week". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- "Nikola Jokic, Donovan Mitchell named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. New York: Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, 76ers' Tyrese Maxey named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- "Nikola Jokic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Bogdan Bogdanovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Tek drugi Srbin u top 10 na draftu? Nikola Jović je Megin novi NBA projekat". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Nikola Jović". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Vasilije Micić". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "Tristan Vukčević". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "Nikola Topić". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- "Nikola Đurišić". Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- "Vlade Divac Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Zarko Paspalj Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Milos Babic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Radisav Curcic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Sasha Danilovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Rastko Cvetkovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Aleksandar Djordjevic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Peja Stojakovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Dragan Tarlac Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Vladimir Radmanovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Zeljko Rebraca Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Marko Jaric Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Predrag Savovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Igor Rakocevic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Darko Milicic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Sasha Pavlovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Nenad Krstic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Mile Ilic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Kosta Perovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Nemanja Bjelica Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Nemanja Nedovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Miroslav Raduljica Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Ognjen Kuzmic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "Boban Marjanovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Milos Teodosic". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Marko Guduric". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "Alen Smailagić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Aleksej Pokusevski". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Filip Petrušev". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "Dejan Bodiroga is made an NBA…. free agent". eurohoops.net. July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "Grizzlies sign Rade Zagorac". NBA.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Grizzlies waive 2016 draft picks Wade Baldwin, Rade Zagorac". espn.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Moving into Summer Leagues: Undrafted Free Agents, Rosters". draftexpress.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- 2007 Clippers Summer League Team
- "VLADIMIR GOLUBOVIC basketball profile" (PDF). advantagesport.org. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "2013 NBA Summer League Rosters". nbadraft.net. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- Kešelj debitovao za Portland
- "Warriors Announce 2015 NBA Summer League Roster and TV Schedule". NBA.com. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "Spurs announce 2015 Summer League Rosters for Utah & Las Vegas". NBA.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "Detroit Pistons Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- "Detroit Pistons Waive Nikola Jovanovic". NBA.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- de Artola, Alicia (June 28, 2016). "Julian Jacobs, Nikola Jovanovic on Summer League Rosters". ReignOfTroy.com. Fansided. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- de Artola, Alicia (July 1, 2016). "USC Basketball: Nikola Jovanovic Joins Lakers Summer League Roster". ReignOfTroy.com. Fansided. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Guest list: Bulls announce 13 players waking up in Vegas for summer league
- "HEAT Signs Stefan Jankovic". NBA.com. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- "Heat Signs Vashil Fernandez". NBA.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- Spangler, Sam (June 24, 2016). "Jankovic invited to NBA summer league with Miami Heat". Khon.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- "San Antonio Spurs 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". nba.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Utah Jazz announce summer league roster". thejnotes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- Morton, Wes (July 3, 2023). "Hawks announce 2023 Las Vegas Summer League team roster". peachtreehoops.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- "Aleksandar Radojevic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- "Ratko Varda Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- "A World Apart, Nets' Petrovic Is Mourned: In New Jersey and the former Yugoslavia, 28-year-old guard is remembered after being killed in car crash". Los Angeles Times. 9 June 1993. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
His father was a Serb and his mother a Croat, and he competed for Croatia
Dušan Čolović (15 August 1990). "Igraću samo za Jugoslaviju!". Tempo (1277).
"Prisoners of War". Sports Illustrated, 1996 Olympics.Petrovic, whose father is a Serb
- ""Cela Jugoslavija je gledala na koju stranu će se Dražen opredeliti"". b92.net. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- "Dražen Petrović Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Zadar Basketball Tournament Interview: Deni Avdija". Eurospects. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
"Maccabi Tel Aviv pens long-term deal with Deni Avdija". EuroHoops. Retrieved 19 November 2020. - "Deni Avdija Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Zarko Cabarkapa Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- "Nikola Pekovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Slavko Vraneš Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Nikola Vučević Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Carolyn White. "Netherlands teen makes big move in basketball". USA Today. February 4, 1998. 7C.
- "Dan Gadzuric Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Pero Antic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Luka Doncic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- "SRBIN UNIŠTIO SRBIJU Do finala je svaki koš slavio s tri prsta, a onda je natrpao drugu domovinu". index.hr. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
"Goran Dragić: Kad igram protiv Srbije..." sportklub.rs. Retrieved 30 April 2020. - "Goran Dragic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- "Zoran Dragić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- "Marko Milič Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- "Rašo med Beogradom in Ljubljano". slovenskenovice.si. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Rasho Nesterovic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- "Prominent Slovenian Athletes in the United States" (PDF). washington.embassy.si. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Sasha Vujacic Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- "Mirotić još jednom pokazao koliki je Srbin: Zvezda Barselone na najveći pravoslavni praznik pozvao srpski narod na molitvenu šetnju u Beogradu". novosti.rs. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "SKANDAL SA SRPSKOM ZASTAVOM PRATIĆE GA CEO ŽIVOT Ko je Nikola Mirotić, najbogatiji košarkaš Evrope?". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Nikola Mirotić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ""Zašto ne pričamo na srpskom?!"". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
"Čedi Osman: Duda Ivković? Velika sreća za mene, kakvu u celom životu možda više neću imati". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017. - "Cedi Osman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Mirsad Türkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Ko je prvi Srbin u NBA?". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Bato Govedarica Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Čarls Dženkins dobio srpski pasoš!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Charles Jenkins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Suns' Frank Kaminsky Might Play For the Serbian National Team". wagerbop.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Frank Kaminsky Statistics". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Pričaće se srpski u Memfisu i naredne sezone". b92.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Doznajemo: NBA finalist želi igrati za Hrvatsku. Šarićevu suigraču majka je Hrvatica". index.hr. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Ko je NBA košarkaš za kojeg se raspitivao KS BiH?". sportske.ba. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "John Konchar". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Nick A. Lalich, 85, leader of OSS team that rescued downed air crews in WWII". The Baltimore Sun. May 15, 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- "Pete Lalich Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- "The My Hero Project – Pete Maravich". Myhero.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
"Serbica Americana – Pete Maravich". Eserbia.org. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
Kriegel, Mark. "'Pistol' Draws a Bead on Pete Maravich". NPR.org. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
Jennings, Jay (February 11, 2007). "Crowd Pleaser". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
"Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich". - "Pete Maravich Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- Politika (2018-01-04). "Velikan NBA srpskog porekla" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- "Press Maravich Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "DeMarkus Nelson Srbin, ali kasno". b92.net. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "DeMarcus Nelson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Markus Pejdž dobio srpski pasoš". novosti.rs. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Marcus Paige Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.