Slavko Vraneš
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Vraneš taking on Milko Bjelica during Euroleague action in January 2010.
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| No. 11 – Ayandez Sazan Tehran | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Iranian Super League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 30, 1983 Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 135 kg (298 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| 1997–2000 | FMP Železnik |
| 2000–2001 | Tofaş |
| 2001–2002 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2002–2003 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2004 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2004 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2004–2007 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2007–2010 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 2010–2011 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2011–2012 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
| 2013 | Metalac Valjevo |
| 2013–2014 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| 2015 | Metalac Valjevo |
| 2015 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
| 2015–present | Ayandez Sazan Tehran |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Slavko Vraneš (pronounced [slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ]; born January 30, 1983) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Ayandez Sazan Tehran of the Iranian Super League. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing exactly Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).,[1][2][3] he is one of the tallest players in the world.
Professional career
Vraneš started playing basketball in the Serbian club FMP Železnik. Still a junior, he was snapped up by the Turkish club Tofaş for the 2000–01 season. Then he moved to Efes Pilsen. Unable to adjust, he returned to his native country in January 2002, 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 Belgrade.[4]
In October 2011 he signed with Sanaye Petroshimi BC in the Iranian Super League.[5] During 2013 he played with Metalac Valjevo. In October 2013 he signed with Zob Ahan Isfahan.[6]
On February 10, 2015, he re-signed with Metalac Valjevo.[7] On May 8, he left Metalac.[8] Later that month, he returned to his former team Petrochimi Bandar Imam of Iran.[9]
See also
References
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- Slavko Vraneš at abaliga.com
- Slavko Vraneš at eurobasket.com
- Slavko Vraneš at euroleague.net
- Slavko Vraneš at fiba.com
- ↑ Realgm.com profile
- ↑ ABA League profile
- ↑ Euroleague.net profile
- ↑ Partizan inks giant Slavko Vranes
- ↑ Slavko Vranes moves to Sanaye Petroshimi BC in Iran
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Slavko Vranes moves to Metalac
- ↑ Slavko Vranes leaves Metalac
- ↑ Metalac bez Vraneša, otišao u Iran (Serbian)
- Pages with reference errors
- Pages with broken file links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- Basketball League of Serbia players
- BC UNICS players
- Centers (basketball)
- KK Budućnost Podgorica players
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- KK Metalac Valjevo players
- KK Partizan players
- Montenegrin basketball players
- Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in the United States
- National Basketball Association players from Montenegro
- New York Knicks draft picks
- People from Pljevlja
- Portland Trail Blazers players
