Updated October 18, 2022 1.1k votes 116 voters 25.4k views
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Vote up the greatest Serbian basketball players to make it to the NBA.
Who is the best NBA player from Serbia? The Balkans has produced some very talented basketball players in recent years, including one of the best players in the NBA. Many of the best Serbian basketball players to ever live are on this list, so if you're a native of Serbia and are aspiring to play ball professionally, then these people should be your idols. So, who is the best Serbian basketball player of all time? Which great basketball players are from Serbia?
Many people acknowledge two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić as the best Serbian NBA player ever. There are also recent NBA players from Serbia like Bogdan Bogdanović, Boban Marjanovic, and Aleksej Pokusevski. Lest we forget NBA Serbian basketball greats Vlade Divac and Peja Stojaković.
Vote up the best Serbian basketball players and help decide who are the best NBA players of all time from the Republic of Serbia!
Nikola Jokić (born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. The three-time NBA All-Star has been named to the All-NBA Team on three occasions (including two first-team selections), and has won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21 NBA season. He also represents the Serbian national team. Nicknamed "the Joker", Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.
Predrag Stojaković (born June 9, 1977), known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the assistant general manager and director of player personnel and development of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 10 (2.08 m), Stojaković played mostly at the small forward position. He won the NBA Three-Point Contest two times, and was the first European-born player to win one of the All-Star Weekend competitions. Stojaković made 1,760 three-point field goals in his career which ranked 10th all-time at the point of his retirement. Stojaković currently ranks 23rd in this category.
Position: Small forward
Nationality: Serbian
Birthplace: Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors
Vlade Divac (born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and retired player, currently serving as the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings.Divac spent most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), he played center and was known for his passing skills. He was among the first group of European basketball players to transfer to the NBA in the late 1980s and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He is one of seven players in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, and 1,500 blocked shots, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, ...more
Position: Center
Nationality: Serbian
Birthplace: Prijepolje, Serbia
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers
Bogdan Bogdanović (born August 18, 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The shooting guard also represents the Serbian national basketball team. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, with his draft rights being traded to the Sacramento Kings during the 2016 NBA draft. Bogdanović earned an All-EuroLeague First Team and a EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selection in 2017. He was named the 2017 All-Europe Player of the Year, by the international basketball website Eurobasket.com.
Position: Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward
Miloš Teodosić (born March 19, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the LBA and the Eurocup. He also represents the National Basketball Team of Serbia internationally. He primarily plays the point guard and guard shooting guard positions. He is a six time All-EuroLeague selection, and was voted EuroLeague MVP in 2010. Teodosić helped the Serbian national team win a EuroBasket silver medal in 2009, as well as a FIBA Basketball World Cup silver medal in 2014, being elected to the All-Tournament Team in both competitions. He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He was named FIBA Europe Player of the Year in 2010, and in 2016, he was voted ...more
Boban Marjanović (born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at 7-foot-3.5-inch playing the center position, he is the 2nd tallest active player in the NBA, right after rookie Tacko Fall. In 2015, Marjanović earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection.
