Nenad Dimitrijević

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Nenad Dimitrijević
Dimitrijević with Joventut Badalona
No. 1 – UNICS Kazan
PositionPoint guard
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26)
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
NationalityMacedonian
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2021Joventut Badalona
2021–2023Valencia
2022–2023→ UNICS Kazan
2023–UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards

Nenad Dimitrijević (Macedonian: Ненад Димитријевиќ; born 23 February 1998) is a Macedonian professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.[1][2][3][4] He is also a regular member of the North Macedonia national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), Dimitrijević plays at the point guard position.

Professional career[edit]

Joventut Badalona (2016–21)[edit]

Dimitrijević began his professional career by signing with the Spanish club Joventut Badalona for the 2016–17 season. He went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, as he became automatically eligible at the age of 22.

He stayed with the club for five seasons until the summer of 2021. He appeared in 137 ACB League games over that period with the club, with 2020–21 season being his best season with the club. He averaged 10.4 points and 3.6 assists over 32 league games.

Valencia (2021–23)[edit]

On 19 June 2021, Dimitrijević signed with the Spanish club Valencia.[5] In his debut season, Dimitrijević averaged 9.5 points and 4.2 assists over 19 games, while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Loan to UNICS Kazan (2022–23)[edit]

He was loaned to Russian club UNICS Kazan for the 2022-2023 season. UNICS went on to win the VTB United League after defeating Lokomotiv Kuban with 4–1 in the finals series. Dimitrijević was named the VTB United League Playoffs MVP for his performances. Over 50 VTB League games, he averaged 12.9 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. With the loan period expired, Valencia decided to release ties with him and Dimitrijević became free agent On 4 June 2023.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nenad Dimitrijevic Basketball Player Profile, FIATC Joventut Badalona, News, Liga Endesa stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". Basketball.eurobasket.com. 1998-02-23. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ^ "Nenad Dimitrijevic". Bgbasket.com. 1998-02-23. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ^ "Чудесно деби на Ненад Димитријевиќ". ekipa.mk. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Ненад Димитријевиќ од денеска на кампот на Џордан". telegraf.mk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Nenad Dimitrijevic joins Valencia". Sportando. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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