List of Croatian NBA players

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The list of Croatian players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association:

Currently active players[]

Note: This list is correct through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Draft Year
(Pick) 		Entry Year Player Drafted by Current team Former teams Years Season games Playoff games Championships
2011 (31) 2014 Bojan Bogdanović [a] Miami Heat Utah Jazz Nets, Wizards, Pacers 7 534 41 —
2014 (12) 2016 Dario Šarić Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns 76ers, Timberwolves 5 356 24 —
2016 (32) 2016 Ivica Zubac [c] Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers Lakers 5 284 34 —
2019 (19) 2019 Luka Šamanić San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks Spurs 2 36 0 —

Former players[]

^ Denotes players who are still active outside the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
Draft Year Years Player Drafted by NBA teams played for Seasons Season games Playoff games Championships Ref.
1986 (60) 1989–1993 Dražen Petrović * Portland Trail Blazers Blazers, Nets
4
290
29
–
[1]
1986 (Undrafted) 1990–1992 1996–2000 Stojko Vranković N/A Celtics, Wolves, Clippers
5
170
3
–
[2]
1989 (40) 1993–1997 Dino Rađa * Boston Celtics Celtics
4
224
4
–
[3]
1990 (29) 1993–2006 Toni Kukoč * Chicago Bulls Bulls, 76ers, Hawks, Bucks
13
846
99
3
[4]
1991 (51) 1994–1998 1999–2001 Žan Tabak Houston Rockets Rockets, Raptors, Celtics, Pacers
6
247
20
1
[5]
1998 (35) 1998–2003 Bruno Šundov Dallas Mavericks Mavericks, Pacers, Celtics, Cavaliers, Knicks
7
102
1
–
[6]
2000 (24) 2000–2003 Dalibor Bagarić [d] Chicago Bulls Bulls
3
95
0
–
[7]
1999 (40) 2002–2008 Gordan Giriček Dallas Mavericks Grizzlies, Magic, Jazz, 76ers, Suns
6
384
29
–
[8]
2003 (22) 2003–2006 Zoran Planinić[e] New Jersey Nets Nets
3
148
12
–
[9]
2002 (40) 2004–2006 Mario Kasun Los Angeles Clippers Magic
2
73
0
–
[10]
2006 (59) 2006–2007 Damir Markota^[f] San Antonio Spurs Bucks
1
30
0
–
[11]
2005 (41) 2008–2010 Roko Ukić^ Toronto Raptors Raptors, Bucks
2
85
0
–
[12]
2008 (Undrafted) 2014–2017 Damjan Rudež^ N/A Pacers, Wolves, Magic 3 146 0
–
[13]
2015 (5) 2015–2020 Mario Hezonja Orlando Magic Magic, Knicks, Blazers 5 330 5 –
[14]
2015 (Undrafted) 2016 Duje Dukan^ N/A Kings
1
1
0
–
[15]
2016 (4) 2016–2020 Dragan Bender^ [b] Phoenix Suns Suns, Bucks, Warriors
4
 187 0 –
[16]
2016 (23) 2017–2020 Ante Žižić^ Boston Celtics Cavaliers
3
 113 0 –
[17]

Drafted only[]

Draft Year
(Pick) 		Player Drafted by Status
1987 (159) Franjo Arapović Atlanta Hawks Retired, played his entire career in Europe
2000 (47) Josip Sesar [g] Seattle SuperSonics (rights traded to Boston)
2007 (39) Stanko Barać [h] Miami Heat (rights traded to Indiana)
2008 (44) Ante Tomić Utah Jazz Currently playing for Joventut Badalona, Spain
2009 (50) Goran Suton [i] Utah Jazz Retired, played his entire career in Europe
2012 (56) Tomislav Zubčić Toronto Raptors Currently playing for Enisey, VTB United League

Born in Croatia[]

Notes[]

a. ^ Bojan Bogdanović was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.[18]
b. ^ Dragan Bender was born in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.
c. ^ Ivica Zubac was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.
d. ^ Dalibor Bagarić was born in Munich, West Germany, but represents Croatia internationally.[7]
e. ^ Zoran Planinić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.[9]
f. ^ Damir Markota was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.[11] He also holds Swedish citizenship.
g. ^ Josip Sesar was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.
h. ^ Stanko Barać was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but represents Croatia internationally.
i. ^ Goran Suton was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for the Bosnian U14 side and had not appeared for any senior national team yet. However, he had expressed desire to play for Croatia. In addition, he holds American citizenship since 2006.

See also[]

  • NBA Draft
  • List of National Basketball Association players by country

References[]

  1. ^ "NBA.com: Drazen Petrovic Career Stats". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ "NBA.com: Stojko Vrankovic Player Info". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ^ "NBA.com: Dino Radja Player Info". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ^ "NBA.com : Toni Kukoc Info Page". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ^ "NBA.com: Zan Tabak Player Info". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Bruno Sundov NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Dalibor Bagaric NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Gordan Giricek NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Zoran Planinic NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Mario Kasun NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Damir Markota NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Roko Ukić NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  13. ^ "Damjan Rudež NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Mario Hezonja NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Duje Dukan NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Dragan Bender NBA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Ante Žižić NBA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  18. ^ Hein, David (22 July 2009). "Croatia Push Past Turkey". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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