Nenad Dimitrijević Explained

Nenad Dimitrijević
Position:Point guard
Height M:1.90
Weight Kg:79
League:LBA
EuroLeague
Team:Olimpia Milano
Number:1
Birth Date:23 February 1998
Birth Place:Skopje, Macedonia
Nationality:Macedonian
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2021
Team1:Joventut Badalona
Years2:2021–2023
Team2:Valencia
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:UNICS Kazan
Years4:2023–2024
Team4:UNICS Kazan
Years5:2024–present
Team5:Olimpia Milano
Highlights:

Nenad Dimitrijević (Macedonian: Ненад Димитријевиќ; born 23 February 1998) is a Macedonian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is also a regular member of the Macedonian national team. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m), Dimitrijević plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

Joventut Badalona (2016–2021)

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 (2021–2023)

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 (2022–2023)

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2016-07-07.
  2. Web site: Nenad Dimitrijevic . Bgbasket.com . 1998-02-23 . 2016-07-07.
  3. Web site: Чудесно деби на Ненад Димитријевиќ. ekipa.mk. 8 December 2011.
  4. Web site: Ненад Димитријевиќ од денеска на кампот на Џордан. telegraf.mk. 7 March 2014.
  5. News: Nenad Dimitrijevic joins Valencia. June 19, 2021. Sportando. En. June 20, 2021.