Slavko Vraneš

Slavko Vraneš (Montenegrin: Славко Вранеш, pronounced [slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ]; born January 30, 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in),[1][2][3] he was one of the tallest players in the world.

Slavko Vraneš
Vraneš taking on Milko Bjelica during a Euroleague game in January 2010
Personal information
Born (1983-01-30) January 30, 1983
Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin / Serbian
Listed height2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)[1][2][3]
Listed weight137 kg (302 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1997–2018
PositionCenter
Number11, 12, 29, 33
Career history
1997–2000FMP Železnik
2000–2001Efes Pilsen
2001–2003Budućnost Podgorica
2004Portland Trail Blazers
2004Crvena zvezda
2004–2007Budućnost Podgorica
2007–2010Partizan
2010–2011UNICS Kazan
2011–2012Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2013Metalac Valjevo
2013–2014Zob Ahan Isfahan
2015Metalac Valjevo
2015Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2015–2016Ayandez Sazan Tehran
2017–2018Metalac Valjevo
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

Vraneš started playing basketball in the Serbian club FMP Železnik. Still a junior, he was snapped up by the Turkish club Efes Pilsen for the 2000–01 season. Then he returned to his native country in January 2001,[4] where he played for Budućnost Podgorica until the summer of 2003.

Vraneš was selected by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He was waived by the Knicks in December 2003. In early January 2004, he signed a ten-day contract with Portland Trail Blazers. Before his contract expired, he played one game in the 2003–04 NBA season.

After that, he played briefly for Crvena zvezda. From 2004 to 2007, he played with Budućnost Podgorica for the second time in his career. In October 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[5]

In October 2011, he signed with Sanaye Petroshimi BC in the Iranian Super League.[6] During 2013, he played with Metalac Valjevo. In October 2013 he signed with Zob Ahan Isfahan.[7]

On February 10, 2015, he re-signed with Metalac Valjevo.[8] On May 8, he left Metalac Valjevo.[9] Later that month, he returned to his former team Petrochimi Bandar Imam of Iran.[10]

In November 2017, he signed with Metalac Valjevo.[11]

See also

References
  1. Realgm.com profile
  2. ABA League profile
  3. Euroleague.net profile
  4. Vraneš naš do 24. godine
  5. Partizan inks giant Slavko Vranes
  6. Slavko Vranes moves to Sanaye Petroshimi BC in Iran
  7. "BC Zob Ahan signs giant Slavko Vranes". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. Slavko Vranes moves to Metalac
  9. Slavko Vranes leaves Metalac
  10. Metalac bez Vraneša, otišao u Iran (Serbian)
  11. Vraneš treći put u Metalcu (in Serbian)
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