Nemanja Bjelica
Bjelica with the Serbian national team in August 2015
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| No. 88 – Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 9, 1988 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Wizards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2008 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Saski Baskonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nemanja Bjelica (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Бјелица, pronounced [ˌněmaɲa ˈbjělit͜sa], born May 9, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall power forward, he represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. His versatility and ball handling skills allow him to assume the point forward role on the court. Bjelica was an All-Euroleague First Team selection as well as the Euroleague MVP in 2015.
Bjelica began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian League.
After one season abroad, he returned to the Serbian team Crvena zvezda, and spent two successful seasons there, under head coach Svetislav Pešić. During the 2008–09 season, he made breakthroughs, and earned a place in the first lineup. He was particularly noted for his performance during the EuroCup, for his outside shooting. Later in his career, Bjelica cited coach Pešić as one of the main reasons for his improvement as a player. Coach Pešić trusted Bjelica with the ball, and gave the 6"10 Bjelica a primary ball handler role on several occasions, which helped to develop Bjelica as a play-maker.
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