Vote up the greatest Slovenian basketball players to make it to the NBA.
Who is the best NBA player from Slovenia? The Republic of Slovenia has produced some very talented basketball players in recent years, including one of the best players in the NBA. Many of the best Slovenian basketball players to ever live are on this list, so if you're a native of Slovenia and are aspiring to play ball professionally, then these people should be your idols. So, who is the best Slovenian basketball player of all time? Which great basketball players are from Slovenia?
Many people acknowledge NBA All Star Luka Dončić as the best Slovenian NBA player ever. There are also recent NBA players from Slovenia like Goran Dragić, Sasha Vujačić, Beno Udrih, Rasho Nesterovic, and Boštjan Nachbar.
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Luka Dončić (born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Slovenian national team. Born in Ljubljana as the son of former player Sa-a Dončić, Dončić shone as a youth player for Union Olimpija, before signing with Real Madrid at age 13 in 2012. After debuting in the senior side at age 16, the youngest in club history, he led Madrid to the 2018 EuroLeague title, winning the EuroLeague MVP and EuroLeague Final Four MVP awards at age 19. He was also named the ACB Most Valuable Player, and won back-to-back EuroLeague Rising Star and ACB Best Young Player awards. In 2018, Dončić declared for the ...more
Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić has played for the Phoenix Suns twice, the Houston Rockets, and the Heat. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2018 with Miami. He led the Slovenian national team to its first EuroBasket title in 2017, while setting an all-time record for most points by a player in the final, also ...more
Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. A 2.06 m forward, he spent most of his career between the NBA and the EuroLeague. Nachbar helped lead the Slovenian national basketball team to a fourth place at EuroBasket 2009.
Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić (born March 8, 1984) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick. In the 2007–08 season, Vujacic set the Lakers record for the best three-point field goal percentage (.437) in a single season. In the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he won the NBA championship with the Lakers. Vujacic is also a two-time Turkish Basketball League All-Star and a Turkish Basketball League MVP.
