Marko Todorović (

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: Марко Тодоровић; born April 19, 1992) is a Montenegrin professional

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player who plays for Ningbo Rockets of the

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(CBA). He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall

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Professional career

Todorović played basketball at the junior level with the youth teams of KK Joker in Montenegro and Joventut Badalona in Spain. He played with Joventut Badalona's second team, Prat Joventut, in the Spanish 3rd Division, from 2010 to 2012. He also played with the senior men's team of

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

, in the Spanish ACB League, from 2011 to 2012. Todorović joined Barcelona Bàsquet before the start of the 2012–13 season. For the

2014–15 ACB season The 2014–15 ACB season was the 32nd season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season started on 4 October 2014 and finished on 24 May 2015. The playoffs, joined by the eight first qua ...

, Todorović was loaned from FC Barcelona to

Bilbao Basket Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Bilba ...

. He was named ACB Player of the Month on March 31, 2015. On July 14, 2015, Todorović signed a three-year contract with the Russian club

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. On April 1, 2016, he was, again, loaned to Bilbao Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 season. On September 28, 2018, Todorović returned to Divina Seguros Joventut for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. On August 17, 2019, Todorović was reported to have signed with

Tianjin Pioneers The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers () or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export T ...

. On August 13, 2021, he has signed with

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of the Liga ACB. On November 17, 2021, he has signed with

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of the CBA.

NBA draft rights

On June 27, 2013, Todorović was drafted 45th overall by the

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of the

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. On July 10, 2013, the Trail Blazers traded his rights to the Houston Rockets as part of a trade for Thomas Robinson. It was reported on July 31, 2019, the Houston Rockets renounced their draft rights to Todorović.

Montenegrin national team

Todorović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He played at the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition featured 16 teams, held in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain from July 14–24. Spain became a champion for the first time. ...

. With the senior Montenegrin national basketball team, Todorović played at the 2017 EuroBasket.

Professional career

NBA draft rights

Montenegrin national team

References

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