Jan Veselý
Veselý with the Wizards
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| No. 24 – Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 24, 1990 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Wizards | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Geoplin Slovan |
| 2008–2011 | Partizan |
| 2011–2014 | Washington Wizards |
| 2014 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2014–present | Fenerbahçe |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jan Veselý (born April 24, 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he can play both the power forward and center positions. He was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. In 2016, Veselý earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection.
Veselý began playing basketball with the youth clubs of Příbor and BK Snakes Ostrava in the Czech Republic. In 2007, he moved to Slovenia and signed with Geoplin Slovan.
In April 2008, he signed a multi-year deal with Serbian club Partizan. He won nine club trophies with the club, and also reached the 2009–10 Euroleague Final Four. In 2010, Veselý was presented the FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award.
Veselý was drafted in the first round by the Washington Wizards with the sixth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. After Flip Saunders was fired, Veselý saw more minutes on the court under new coach Randy Wittman, who also said that he wanted him to shoot the ball a bit more. On April 9, 2012, he recorded his first double-double, finishing the game with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Veselý continued his success over the Bobcats on April 23, 2012 when he posted a career-high 16 points on 8-8 shooting. He averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in his first NBA season. However, in his second season with the Wizards, he averaged just 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game and while shooting just 31% from the free-throw line.
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