Nikola Peković
Peković (right) with the Timberwolves in 2011
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| No. 14 – Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||
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| Born |
January 3, 1986 Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Montenegrin | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 307 lb (139 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall | |||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2005 | Atlas | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||
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Nikola Peković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Пековић; born January 3, 1986) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position. A two-time All-Euroleague selection, he represented the Montenegrin national basketball team.
Peković began playing basketball with a junior team from Podgorica at the age of 15. In 2003, he moved to Belgrade, Serbia and signed his first professional contract with Atlas during the summer.
After two years there, Peković joined the national champions Partizan in July 2005. With Black and Whites, he won three consecutive Basketball League of Serbia titles, two Adriatic League and Radivoj Korać Cup titles. Peković was named the MVP of the Adriatic League Final Four in 2008. The same year, he also earned an All-Euroleague Second Team selection for leading Partizan to the competition's quarterfinals.
In the summer of 2008, Peković joined the Greek champions Panathinaikos. He signed a 3-year contract worth €4.5 million net income. He averaged 13.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in just over 18 minutes per contest, helping Panathinaikos win 2008–09 Euroleague title. Peković consequently established himself as one of Europe's elite centers, being voted to the All-Euroleague First Team. With PAO, he also won two Greek League titles and the 2009 Greek Cup.
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