Duje Dukan (born 4 December 1991) is a Croatian professional

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player who plays for the

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of the Dutch

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. He played college basketball for the

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Early life

Dukan was born in

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, but moved to the United States when he was 10 months old. He grew up in

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and attended Deerfield High School. During the 1990s, Dukan was a

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for the

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at the

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. He later played

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for the

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Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Dukan joined the

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for the

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. On 22 July 2015, he signed with the Kings. On 13 November 2015, he made his professional debut with the

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in a 123–121 loss to the

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, scoring 14 points in 34 minutes of action as a starter. During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Bighorns, the Kings'

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affiliate. In the Kings' season finale on 13 April 2016, he made his long-awaited NBA debut. In 24 minutes off the bench, he recorded six points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 116–81 loss to the

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. On 4 July 2016, he was waived by the Kings.

Cedevita Zagreb (2016–2017)

On 3 August 2016, Dukan signed a three-year deal with the Croatian team

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. Dukan left the team in January, 2017 in a mutual termination of his contract.

Windy City Bulls (2017–2018)

On January 27, 2017,

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of the

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acquired Dukan from the

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Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)

On February 12, 2018, Dukan was traded by the

to the

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along with the returning player rights to

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in exchange for C.J. Fair.

2018–19 season

On August 22, 2018, Dukan was selected by the

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of the G League in the 2018 expansion draft. However, he was not added to their training camp roster. Instead, he was added to the

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training camp roster but did not make the final roster. Dukan ultimately landed with the

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in November, but was waived after three games. He signed with the

in January 2019.

2019–20 season

On July 19, 2019, Dukan signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes. He averaged 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in ACB play.

2020–21 season

On August 8, 2020, Dukan signed with TAU Castelló of the

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. He averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

2021–22 season

On October 5, 2021, Dukan signed with

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of the Spanish

2022–23 season

On November 23, 2022, Dukan joined Dutch team

of the

, where he replaced Ryan Davis.

Personal life

His father,

Ivica Dukan Ivica Dukan (born September 27, 1956), also known in the United States by his nickname Duke, is a Croatian basketball scout and former player who is currently the Director of International Scouting and Special Assistant to General Manager for the ...

, played basketball professionally in Europe for 15 years and is now an international basketball scout for the Chicago Bulls.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Wisconsin Badgers bio
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Early life

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2015–2016)

Cedevita Zagreb (2016–2017)

Windy City Bulls (2017–2018)

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)

2018–19 season

2019–20 season

2020–21 season

2021–22 season

2022–23 season

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

See also

References

External links