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Duško Savanović ( sr-cyr, Душко Савановић, born September 5, 1983) is a Serbian former professional
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player. A
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, he represented the
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internationally and was an
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selection in
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.


Professional career


Early years

In his first three years of the professional career, Savanović played for domestic clubs, two seasons with the FMP and one season with the
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, both participants of the
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. He helped FMP to win the
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title in 2006, the second in the club's history.


UNICS Kazan

In October 2006, after almost ten years of playing with the FMP (including his youth career), he signed a two-year contract with the Russian basketball team
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. UNICS also participated in the ULEB Cup. In his second season in the club, he played 15 games in the ULEB Cup and averaged 11.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game helping his team to reach the Final Eight, while in the Russian League he averaged 11 points and 4.7 rebounds over 22 games.


Cajasol

On 27 June 2008, Savanović signed with the Spanish basketball team Cajasol. In the 2008-09 season, he averaged 14.7 points on 41% three-point shooting and 4.8 rebounds in 36 games in the
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. He led Cajasol to its best season of the decade, reaching the Spanish King's Cup final eight and the ACB League playoffs for the first time since 2000.


Valencia BC

After two seasons of playing for Cajasol, on 14 June 2010, Savanović signed with another Spanish team Valencia Power Electronics. Power Electronics was Savanović's first Euroleague club. In his first season in the Euroleague he averaged 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 21 games at the European elite competition. He was named
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Second Team at the end of the season.


Anadolu Efes

On 20 June 2011, after one season with the
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, Savanović signed a three-year contract with Turkish team
Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
. In 16 games (8 as starter) in the Euroleague, he averaged 10 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while in the regular season of the
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he averaged 12.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.


Bayern Munich

On July 18, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the German team
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.


Dinamo Sassari

On June 4, 2016, Savanović signed with
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for the 2016–17 season. After the end of the season, in May 2017, his agent confirmed that he has retired from professional basketball.


Serbian national team

Savanović has been a member of the Serbian national team at the
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where Serbia was defeated 99-88 by
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in the game for the bronze medal. He was capped for the national team of Serbia at the
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in Lithuania where Serbia finished 8th. He averaged 13.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.


Career statistics


Euroleague

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, 16 , , 8 , , 27.1 , , .371 , , .345 , , .824 , , 5.6 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , .4 , , 10.0 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 29 , , 25 , , 22.7 , , .416 , , .320 , , .814 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 9.4 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 23 , , 19 , , 26.1 , , .411 , , .344 , , .694 , , 3.7 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.5 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",
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See also

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List of Serbia men's national basketball team players This is a list of men's national basketball team players who represented Serbia at the EuroBasket, the FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. Since 2006, the Serbia squad has participated at seven ...


References


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