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Darko Miličić is a male basketball player from Novi Sad, Serbia. Born in 1985, he holds citizenship in Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Yugoslavia. He speaks Serbian and plays the power forward and center positions. Miličić began his professional work period in 2001 and competes in the National Basketball Association.
He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons and has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, and KK Vršac. Miličić represented Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Yugoslavia in international competition. His tournament participation includes the 2006 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 2005, and EuroBasket 2007. He is also known by the nickname "The Human Victory Cigar."
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Key facts
- 2012
- Boston Celtics
- Born
- ( 1985-06-20 ) 20 June 1985 (age 40) , Novi Sad , SR Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Listed height
- 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
- Listed weight
- 250 lb (113 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2003 : 1st round, 2nd overall pick
- Drafted by
- Detroit Pistons
- Playing career
- 2001–2012, 2019–2020
- Position
- Center
- Number
- 13, 31, 99, 26
- 2001 2003
- Hemofarm
- 2003 2006
- Detroit Pistons
- 2006 2007
- Orlando Magic
- 2007 2009
- Memphis Grizzlies
- 2009 2010
- New York Knicks
- 2010 2012
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2019 2020
- I Came to Play
- Points
- 2,813 (6.0 ppg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- Serbia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Darko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Novi Sad
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Participant in
- EuroBasket 2007
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Orlando Magic
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- Yugoslavia
- Mass
- 113
- Image
- Darko Milicic cropped.jpg
- Height
- 213
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- Commons category
- Darko Miličić
- date of birth
- 1985-06-20
- drafted by
- Detroit Pistons
- nickname
- The Human Victory Cigar
- different from
- Chuck Nevitt
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Darko Miličić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Миличић, Serbian pronunciation: [ˈdarko ˈmilit͡ʃit͡ɕ]; born 20 June 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), and played the center position. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2003 to 2012. Nicknamed "the Human Victory Cigar" for only playing in blowout wins or losses, Miličić is the fifth youngest player and the youngest foreign player to have played in the NBA, the youngest player to have played in an NBA Finals game, and the youngest player to win the NBA championship.
Miličić was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft; he was chosen after number one pick LeBron James and ahead of other future NBA superstars including Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade. Selected with a high draft pick, Miličić never played at the level expected of him in the NBA and is widely considered a draft bust. While he won an NBA championship with the Pistons in 2004, Miličić never received significant playing time with the team and was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2006. Following stints with the Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, and New York Knicks, Miličić was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010 and signed a four-year contract with the team that summer. After being released by Minnesota in 2012, he played one regular-season game for the Boston Celtics later that year before being released. Miličić announced his retirement from the NBA in 2013; he retired with career averages of 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
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