Preldžić with Fenerbahçe
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No. 3 – Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul | |||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina SFR Yugoslavia |
6 September 1987 ||||||||||||
Nationality | Bosnian / Slovenian / Turkish | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Čelik Zenica | ||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Triglav Kranj | ||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Geoplin Slovan | ||||||||||||
2007–2015 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||
2016–present | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||
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Emir Preldžić (born 6 September 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He also represents the Turkish national basketball team. He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and he mainly plays the small forward position, but he also has the ability to play as a power forward, shooting guard and point guard.
Preldžić began his career playing with Čelik Zenica youth teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his pro debut with Čelik Zenica in the Bosnia and Herzegovina League during the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season he played with Triglav Kranj. He then moved to the Adriatic League club Geoplin Slovan for the 2005–06 season.
In 2007, he signed a four-year contract with the Turkish Euroleague team Fenerbahçe Ülker.
On 27 January 2011, in the Euroleague match against Power Electronics Valencia, he double blocked Rafa Martínez in only one second. He played with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks performance in a victory against Power Electronics Valencia.
On 13 February 2011, in Turkish Cup final match against Beşiktaş Cola Turka, he played with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists as MVP performance.