The following is a list of Montenegrin players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list also includes players who were born outside of Montenegro but have represented Montenegro national team.
Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter * Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
Players Note: Statistics are correct as of September 01, 2017. Player Pos. Team(s) played Career Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref. Games played NBA draft F Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors –– 150 — 2003 (17th) Phoenix Suns Born in Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro internationally C Seattle SuperSonicsLos Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks – 278 3 1997 (48th) Washington Bullets Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Montenegro internationally * C Minnesota Timberwolves –2017 271 — 2008 (31st) Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represented Serbia and Montenegro and Montenegro internationally C-F Philadelphia 76ers Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls
Boston Celtics–2021 2021–present 399 1 2011 (16th) Philadelphia 76ers Born in Morges, Switzerland, represents Montenegro internationally C Portland Trail Blazers 1 — 2003 (39th) New York Knicks Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represents Montenegro internationally F Chicago Bulls – 218 17 2011 (23rd) Houston Rockets Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, Montenegrin-Spanish, represents Spain internationally. SG Denver Nuggets – 290 2002 (not drafted) Denver Nuggets Born in Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Montenegrin-Spanish, represents Montenegro internationally. SG Portland Trail Blazers Toronto Raptors 920 2001 NBA draft (32nd) Orlando Magic Born in United States, naturalised 2008, represents Montenegro internationally
Drafted but never played Player Pos. Year (pick) Team Notes Ref. NBA draft PF/C 2013 (59th) Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro G/F 2002 (54th) Dallas Mavericks Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro PF/C 2013 (45th) Portland Trail Blazers Born in Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
Notes Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. dissolved in 1992 into five independent countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was renamed into Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 and dissolved into two independent countries, Montenegro and Serbia, in June 2006.
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See also List of foreign NBA players