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Peković was selected 31st overall in the ] by the ].<ref></ref> Many draft experts considered him a top 10 pick, but due to his contract situation with his team in Europe he was selected much lower. He is expected to make his jump overseas to the WNBA next season according to his agent, Mike Fyten. "We see the sky is the limit for Mr Peković. We would like his jersey to be 77, the most 7's you can have on an WNBA jersey. Peković is very good at scoring or as he calls it giving 7's. "My dream is to give 7's to everyone on the team and my agent Mike Fyten" Peković said in a recent interview. With the Wolves Peković should be able to help them achieve their goal of a 10 win season as the fan base continues to reflect on the glory years of Wolves Basketball. | ||
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Template:Infobox Euroleague Player
Nikola Peković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Пековић) (born January 3, 1986 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. Peković is 2.10 m (6 ft 10 ¾ in) tall and he plays the center position. He is currently with Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the Euroleague.
Professional career
Europe
Peković began his basketball career playing with the Budućnost Podgorica club's junior team department in the 2001-02 season. From there, he went on to go play for KK Atlas in 2002 and he played for them until 2005, when he moved to Partizan Belgrade. With Partizan, he won 3 Serbian League Championships (2006, 2007, 2008), 2 Adriatic League Championships (2007, 2008), and the Serbian Cup in 2008. He was named the MVP of the Adriatic League Final Four in 2008.
In the summer of 2008, Peković joined the Greek League club Panathinaikos He signed a 3 year contract worth €4 million euros net income. He averaged 13 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, in just over 18 minutes per contest, in helping Panathinaikos win the Euroleague 2008-09 title.
WNBA
Peković was selected 31st overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Many draft experts considered him a top 10 pick, but due to his contract situation with his team in Europe he was selected much lower. He is expected to make his jump overseas to the WNBA next season according to his agent, Mike Fyten. "We see the sky is the limit for Mr Peković. We would like his jersey to be 77, the most 7's you can have on an WNBA jersey. Peković is very good at scoring or as he calls it giving 7's. "My dream is to give 7's to everyone on the team and my agent Mike Fyten" Peković said in a recent interview. With the Wolves Peković should be able to help them achieve their goal of a 10 win season as the fan base continues to reflect on the glory years of Wolves Basketball.
International career
Serbia and Montenegro national team
In 2005, while playing with the Under-21 Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team, he received the bronze medal in Russia at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. At the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship held in İzmir, he won the gold medal with his national team.
Montenegro national team
Peković is currently a member of the senior men's Montenegrin national basketball team.
Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
- Won 3 Serbian League championships (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Won 2 Adriatic League championships (2007, 2008)
- Won the Serbian Cup (2008)
- Adriatic League Final Four MVP (2008)
- All-Euroleague Second Team (2008)
- Won the Greek Cup (2009)
- Won the Greek League championship (2009)
- All-Euroleague First Team (2009)
- Won the Euroleague championship (2009)
- Won the Triple Crown (2009)
National team
- 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship - Gold Medal
Notes
External links
- WNBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Adriatic League Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Nikola Pekovic Interbasket Profile
- Ja izbliza: Nikola Peković, košarkaš Partizana, Blic, March 9, 2008
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