Bojan Dubljević

Bojan Dubljević
	Dubljević with Valencia in 2017
No. 14 – Casademont Zaragoza
Position	Center / power forward
League	Liga ACB; FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	October 24, 1991 (age 33); Nikšić, SR Montenegro,; SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin
Listed height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: 2nd round, 59th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Lovćen
2010–2012	Budućnost
2012–2023	Valencia
2023–2024	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2024–present	Casademont Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
	2× EuroCup champion (2014, 2019); 2× All-EuroCup First Team (2017, 2019); 3× All-EuroCup Second Team (2012, 2014, 2022); 2× EuroCup Rising Star (2013, 2014); Liga ACB champion (2017); Liga ACB Finals MVP (2017); 2× All-Liga ACB First Team (2017, 2019); All-Liga ACB Second Team (2018); Spanish Supercup winner (2017); VTB United League Supercup winner (2023); 2× Montenegrin League champion (2011, 2012); 2× Montenegrin Cup winner (2011, 2012);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Bojan Dubljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Дубљевић; born 24 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in national team competitions. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8 3⁄4 in) tall^[1] barefoot,^[2] he plays at the power forward and center positions.^[3]

Professional career

Dubljević started his career in 2009, with Lovćen Cetinje, and he played from 2010 to 2012, with Budućnost Podgorica, before signing with the Liga ACB team Valencia Basket, on a three-year contract.^[4] In his first season at Valencia, Dubljević was named the EuroCup 2012–13 season Rising Star of the Year.^[5]

In June 2013, he extended his contract with Valencia Basket through the 2015–16 season. The contract included an NBA buyout clause, in the original amount of 1 million euros. The buyout amount, however, decreased to 200,000 euros in the summer of 2015.^[6] In 2017, he won his first Liga ACB championship with Valencia, after beating Real Madrid 1–3 in the finals. Dubljević displayed a strong loyalty to Valencia. In 2018, he referred to playing for the club as his "dream" over going to the NBA.^[7]

On June 30, 2023, Dubljević amicably parted ways with the Spanish club after eleven whole seasons together and on July 10, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.^[8] Dubljević left Valencia as the club's all-time leader in points and rebounds.^[9]

On 2 July 2024, Dubljević signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.^[10]

NBA draft rights

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Dubljević in the 2013 NBA draft, at 59th overall.^[11] In 2019, his draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.^[12] On February 9, 2023, Dubljević's draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks in a four-team trade involving the Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets.^[13]

National team career

Dubljević played with the junior national teams of Montenegro, being a part of the All-Tournament team at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^[14] With the senior Montenegrin national basketball team, Dubljević played at the 2013 EuroBasket and the 2017 EuroBasket.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high	†	Won a EuroLeague championship	*	Led the league

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014–15	Valencia	8	2	22.9	.511	.429	.917	4.1	.9	.9	.3	15.5	16.5
2017–18		24	17	20.2	.471	.371	.814	5.0	1.4	.5	.1	10.8	13.3
2019–20		26	11	23.5	.514	.349	.828	6.5	1.7	.6	.2	14.2	18.0
2020–21		29	24	22.4	.457	.333	.797	5.8	2.4	.9	.2	9.8	13.6
Career		87	64	22.1	.486	.358	.824	5.6	1.8	.7	.2	11.9	15.1

Awards and accomplishments

Valencia

Individual

Montenegrin junior national team

2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team

References

^ DUBLJEVIC, BOJAN HEIGHT: 2.05.
^ Height w/o Shoes 6' 8.5".
^ "Bojan Dubljević Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Valencia Basket llega a un acuerdo con el pívot Bojan Dubljevic por 3 años. Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine ACB.com 20 June 2012 (in Spanish)
^ 2012-13 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.
^ Eurohoops.net Dubljevic’s new buy out, Joan and Fotis. Archived June 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bojan Dubljevic: "Valencia is my dream, not the NBA"". Eurohoops. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "Welcome to Zenit, Bojan!". Zenit.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ "Bojan Dubljevic's 11-year, record-breaking term with Valencia comes to an end". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "LA CASA DEL LEÓN, HOGAR PARA EL REGRESO DE BOJAN DUBLJEVIC". CanchaLatina.com (in Spanish). July 2, 202a. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Timberwolves draft Montenegrin F Bojan Dubljevic at pick No. 59". Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
^ "Timberwolves Acquire Jake Layman". NBA.com. July 8, 2019.
^ "New York Knicks Acquire Josh Hart". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. New York Knicks announced today that the team has acquired guard/forward Josh Hart and the draft rights to Bojan Dubljevic and Daniel Diez from Portland.
^ MVP Mirotic Leads All Tournament Team. FIBA Europe. 24 July 2011

External links

Bojan Dubljević at Liga ACB (in Spanish)
Bojan Dubljević at DraftExpress.com
Bojan Dubljević at Eurobasket.com
Bojan Dubljević at EuroLeague
Bojan Dubljević at FIBA (archived)
Bojan Dubljević on Twitter

[1] DUBLJEVIC, BOJAN HEIGHT: 2.05.

[2] Height w/o Shoes 6' 8.5".

[3] "Bojan Dubljević Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[4] Valencia Basket llega a un acuerdo con el pívot Bojan Dubljevic por 3 años. Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine ACB.com 20 June 2012 (in Spanish)

[5] 2012-13 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.

[6] Eurohoops.net Dubljevic’s new buy out, Joan and Fotis. Archived June 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Bojan Dubljevic: "Valencia is my dream, not the NBA"". Eurohoops. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-02.

[8] "Welcome to Zenit, Bojan!". Zenit.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

[9] "Bojan Dubljevic's 11-year, record-breaking term with Valencia comes to an end". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.

[10] "LA CASA DEL LEÓN, HOGAR PARA EL REGRESO DE BOJAN DUBLJEVIC". CanchaLatina.com (in Spanish). July 2, 202a. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[11] "Timberwolves draft Montenegrin F Bojan Dubljevic at pick No. 59". Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

[12] "Timberwolves Acquire Jake Layman". NBA.com. July 8, 2019.

[13] "New York Knicks Acquire Josh Hart". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. New York Knicks announced today that the team has acquired guard/forward Josh Hart and the draft rights to Bojan Dubljevic and Daniel Diez from Portland.

[14] MVP Mirotic Leads All Tournament Team. FIBA Europe. 24 July 2011

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