NBA players drafted/signed out of Croatia
21 players out of teams from Croatia has been selected in NBA draft history, 6 in the first round (2 during the last 10 years), 13 in the second round and 0 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Croatia was selected in the NBA draft was in 2018.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Croatia: Chicago Bulls (3 times), Dallas Mavericks (2), Toronto Raptors (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Croatia 1
Small forward/Power forw.
35yo 2.03/ 6'8''
Draft: 2011 / Pick: 31
10 seasons in the NBA
Center
30yo 2.13/ 7'0''
Draft: 2014 / Pick: 16
10 seasons in the NBA
Center/Power forward
30yo 2.08/ 6'10''
Draft: 2014 / Pick: 12
7 seasons in the NBA
Center
27yo 2.13/ 7'0''
Draft: 2016 / Pick: 32
8 seasons in the NBA
Former NBA players out of Croatia 1
Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
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From | To | Seasons | ||||
Dzanan Musa | 2018 (29) | PF/SF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 2018 | 2020 | 2 |
Ante Zizic | 2016 (23) | C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 2017 | 2020 | 3 |
Roko Ukic | 2005 (41) | PG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2008 | 2010 | 2 |
Gordan Giricek | 1999 (40) | SG | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2002 | 2008 | 6 |
Damir Markota | 2006 (59) | PF | 2.09/ 6'10'' | 2006 | 2007 | 1 |
Mario Kasun | 2002 (40) | C | 2.16/ 7'1'' | 2004 | 2006 | 2 |
Toni Kukoc | 1990 (29) | SF/PF | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1993 | 2006 | 13 |
Zoran Planinic | 2003 (22) | PG/SG | 1.99/ 6'6'' | 2003 | 2006 | 3 |
Bruno Sundov | 1998 (35) | C | 2.18/ 7'2'' | 1998 | 2005 | 7 |
Dalibor Bagaric | 2000 (24) | C | 2.16/ 7'1'' | 2000 | 2003 | 3 |
Zan Tabak | 1991 (51) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 1994 | 2001 | 6 |
Dino Radja | 1989 (40) | PF/C | 2.11/ 6'11'' | 1993 | 1997 | 4 |
Drazen Petrovic | 1986 (60) | SG | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 1989 | 1993 | 4 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Croatia 1
YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 44 | 2 | 14 | Ante Tomic | Utah Jazz |
2000 | 47 | 2 | 18 | Josip Sesar | Seattle SuperSonics |
2012 | 56 | 2 | 26 | Tomislav Zubcic | Toronto Raptors |
1987 | 159 | 7 | 21 | Franjo Arapovic | Atlanta Hawks |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.